The RPM installer package lacks the binary and `man`-page files

[Ricky-Tigg]

$ file -b portmaster-installer.rpm
RPM v3.0 bin i386/x86_64 portmaster-1.0.0~2-1
$ rpm -qpl portmaster-installer.rpm | grep -iE '/bin/|/sbin/|/\.gz$'
$ 

Hello. As it appears, the RPM package lacks a

• binary file - to launch in Linux the application from terminal. Is not documented a methodology to launch it from terminal.
• man-page file - to view the usage instructions.

Relying on the user's good fortune to guess a command that could trigger what is usually expected to be produced with a dedicated man-page is quite unusual. Not many users for sure could guess e.g. a portmaster-start --help command, and for reason since it is not known to be documented as supported.

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[Raphty]

Thanks for the feedback if you want to contribute by looking into this, then please coordinate in advance.

If you are looking into how to best install Portmaster via command line then pleas look into this wiki page https://wiki.safing.io/en/Portmaster/Install/Linux#manual-install-and-launching

[Ricky-Tigg]

• "by looking into this" | "this"? There are many aspects, not one; related to binary and man-page files. Are you suggesting that you want me to play the developer's role? I hope not.
• "coordinate in advance" | What did you want to express?

With obscure sentences though i am afraid nobody shall be able to contribute. Couldn't you simply put that in plain English?

• "If you are looking into how to best install Portmaster via commandline then pleas look into this wiki page (...)" | At least that one is in pLain English, but out of scope in respect to my report.

[Raphty]

Apparently the user reporting is not interested in contributing to this OSS.