---
name: "drblsrv"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "drbl"
version: "5.4.10-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drblsrv"
---

# drblsrv(8)

program to make a DRBL server

## NAME

drblsrv - program to make a DRBL server

## SYNOPSIS

**drblsrv** \[{**-f** \| **--force-yes**}\] \[{**-i** \| **--install**}\] \[{**-u** \| **--uninstall**}\] \[{**-v** \| **--verbose**}\] \[{**-t** \| **--testing**} {*y* \| *n*}\] \[{**-a** \| **--unstable**} {*y* \| *n*}\] \[{**-n** \| **--netinstall**} {*y* \| *n*}\] \[{**-m** \| **--smp-client**} {*y* \| *n*}\] \[{**-x** \| **--set-proxy**} {*y* \| *n*}\] \[{**-c** \| **--console-output**} {*y* \| *n*}\] \[{**-g** \| **--upgrade\_system**} {*y* \| *n*}\] \[{**-k** \| **--client\_archi**} {*0* \| *1* \| *2*}\] \[{**-o** \| **--client\_kernel\_from**} {*1* \| *2*}\] \[{**-s** \| **--skip-select-repository**}\] \[{**-l** \| **--language**} {*0* \| *1* \| *2*}\]

**drblsrv** \[{**-h** \| **--help**} \| {**-v** \| **--version**}\]

## DESCRIPTION

**drblsrv** is a program to build or maintain a DRBL server.

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-f**, **--force-yes**

  force yes, only for Debian-like distribution. It should not be used except in very special situations. Using force-yes can potentially destroy your system!

- **-i**, **--install**

  install DRBL.

- **-u**, **--uninstall**

  uninstall DRBL.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  verbose mode.

- **-t** *\[y/n\]*, **--testing** *\[y/n\]*

  use packages in testing branch or not.

- **-a** *\[y/n\]*, **--unstable** *\[y/n\]*

  use packages in unstable branch or not.

- **-n** *\[y/n\]*, **--netinstall** *\[y/n\]*

  install the network installation program or not.

- **-m** *\[y/n\]*, **--smp-client** *\[y/n\]*

  use SMP kernel for DRBL clients or not.

- **-x** *\[y/n\]*, **--set-proxy** *\[y/n\]*

  set proxy or not.

- **-c** *\[y/n\]*, **--console-output** *\[y/n\]*

  set console output for client or not.

- **-g** *\[y/n\]*, **--upgrade\_system** *\[y/n\]*

  upgrade system or not.

- **-k** *\[0\|1\|2\]*, **--client\_archi** *\[0\|1\|2\]*

  set the client's CPU arch, 0 for i386, 1 for i586, 2 for same level with DRBL server (for x86\_64, use 2).

- **-o** *\[1\|2\]*, **--client\_kernel\_from** *\[1\|2\]*

  choose client's kernel image from, 1 from DRBL server running kernel (if available), 2 from ayo repository.

- **-s**, **--skip-select-repository**

  skip the question for selecting repository.

- **-l** *\[N\]*, **--language** *\[N\]*

  Set the language to be shown, where N: 0: English, 1: Traditional Chinese (Big5) - Taiwan, 2: Traditional Chinese (UTF-8, Unicode) - Taiwan.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Show version of program.

## FILES

/etc/drbl/drbl.conf

The system-wide configuration file to control the behaviour of drblsrv. See **drbl.conf**(5) for further details.

${HOME}/.drbl.conf

The per-user configuration file to control the behaviour of drblsrv. See **drbl.conf**(5) for further details.

## ENVIRONMENT

**DRBL\_SCRIPT\_PATH**

If used, the defined path is used to access each of drbl's routine scripts.

## DIAGNOSTICS

The following diagnostics may be issued on stderr:

Any error messages worth to be reported in this manpage?

If so, they should be documented here.

**drblsrv** provides some return codes, that can be used in scripts:

| | |
| --- | --- |
| *Code* | *Diagnostic* |
| **0** | Program exited successfully. |
| **1** | is such documentation useful? If no, erase it. |

## KNOWN BUGS

The program is currently limited to only work with ... \[some known bugs?\]

## SEE ALSO

**drbl.conf**(5), **drblpush**(8)

## AUTHORS

**Georges Khaznadar** \<georgesk@ofset.org\>

Wrote this manpage for the Debian system, based on the output of the command "**drblsrv** -h".

**Steven Shiau** \<steven@nchc.org.tw\>

Wrote the command **drblsrv**, including its short documentation.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2011 Georges Khaznadar\

This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.