diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f09de1b..b6cf3f1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,19 +8,11 @@ To install the tool, run the following command: sudo apt-get install rpi-update -## Installing on other OS - -### Preparations - -You need git installed to use this too. To install run: - - sudo apt-get install git-core - ### Installing To install the tool, run the following command: - sudo wget https://raw.github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/master/rpi-update -O /usr/bin/rpi-update && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update + sudo curl -L --output /usr/bin/rpi-update https://raw.github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/master/rpi-update && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update ## Updating @@ -62,6 +54,19 @@ You can disable this behavior by: Will update everything **except** the `kernel.img` files and the kernel modules. Use with caution, some firmware updates might depend on a kernel update. +#### `SKIP_BACKUP` + + sudo SKIP_BACKUP=1 rpi-update + +Avoids making backup of /boot and /lib/modules on first run. + +#### `SKIP_REPODELETE` + + sudo SKIP_REPODELETE=1 rpi-update + +By default the downloaded files (/root/.rpi-firmware) are deleted at end of update. +Use this option to keep the files. + #### `ROOT_PATH` and `BOOT_PATH` sudo ROOT_PATH=/media/root BOOT_PATH=/media/boot rpi-update