Since OTRS 2.0 OTRS is splitted into a central framework and some
separated applications like a file manager, a web based calendar or a
web mailer. To ease the handling of the separated applications the web
based package manager can be used, the "Package Manager" link in the admin
area of OTRS opens this module.
The package manager can only handle opm packages, other formats (rpm, deb,
e.g.) are not supported. It is possible to define several installation
sources. Is an opm file stored on your local hard disk you can install the
package by specifying this file in the input field for "Package" via the
absolute path and the file name. The "Install" button installs this package
in your system and adds all necessary files, changes the database, e.g.
If always the most actual package should be used the packages can be
installed via a online repository too. The latest list of all applications
in the online repository can be downloaded if a server is selected via the
"Source" listbox and the "Update" button is pressed. After a while on the
right site of the screen all available application ar listed in the table
for the online repository. You can use the "Install" button in the right
column of the online repository table to integrate the module into your
system. If a package depends on other packages the package manager takes
care if the other needed applications are already installed. If a package
has been installed successfuly the application is displayed in the local
repository.
If you need to remove an application you can use the "Uninstall" button in
the local repository for the specific application. Dependencies to other
applications are also watched during deinstallation.
