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diff --git a/INSTALL.Debian b/INSTALL.Debian
index f7456c5..34251a1 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.Debian
+++ b/INSTALL.Debian
@@ -34,20 +34,21 @@ You do not need to be the superuser to build the Debian packages.
    its top level directory.
 
 3. Install the build dependencies listed under "Build-Depends:" near
-   the top of debian/rules.  You can install these any way you like,
+   the top of debian/control.  You can install these any way you like,
    e.g. with "apt-get install".
 
-   Check your work by running "dpkg-checkbuilddeps".  If you've
-   installed all the dependencies properly, dpkg-checkbuilddeps will
-   exit without printing anything.  If you forgot to install some
-   dependencies, it will tell you which ones.
+   Check your work by running "dpkg-checkbuilddeps" in the top level of
+   your ovs directory.  If you've installed all the dependencies
+   properly, dpkg-checkbuilddeps will exit without printing anything.
+   If you forgot to install some dependencies, it will tell you which ones.
 
 4. Run:
 
        fakeroot debian/rules binary
 
-   This will do a serial build that runs the unit tests.  If you
-   prefer, you can run a faster parallel build, e.g.:
+   This will do a serial build that runs the unit tests. This will take
+   approximately 8 to 10 minutes. If you prefer, you can run a faster
+   parallel build, e.g.:
 
        DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS='parallel=8' fakeroot debian/rules binary
 
@@ -72,47 +73,12 @@ packages.
 
 You must be superuser to install Debian packages.
 
-1. Start by installing an Open vSwitch kernel module.  There are multiple ways
-   to do this.  In order of increasing manual effort, these are:
-
-       * Use a Linux kernel 3.3 or later, which has an integrated Open
-        vSwitch kernel module.
-
-        The upstream Linux kernel module lacks a few features that
-        are in the third-party module.  For details, please see the
-        FAQ, "What features are not available in the Open vSwitch
-        kernel datapath that ships as part of the upstream Linux
-        kernel?".
-
-       * Install the "openvswitch-datapath-dkms" Debian package that
-        you built earlier.  This should automatically build and
-        install the Open vSwitch kernel module for your running
-        kernel.
-
-        This option requires that you have a compiler and toolchain
-        installed on the machine where you run Open vSwitch, which
-        may be unacceptable in some production server environments.
-
-       * Install the "openvswitch-datapath-source" Debian package, use
-        "module-assistant" to build a Debian package of the Open
-        vSwitch kernel module for your kernel, and then install that
-        Debian package.
-
-        You can install the kernel module Debian packages that you
-        build this way on the same machine where you built it or on
-        another machine or machines, which means that you don't
-        necessarily have to have any build infrastructure on the
-        machines where you use the kernel module.
-
-        /usr/share/doc/openvswitch-datapath-source/README.Debian has
-        details on the build process.
-
-       * Build and install the kernel module by hand.
+1. Start by installing an Open vSwitch kernel module.  See
+   debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian for the available options.
 
 2. Install the "openvswitch-switch" and "openvswitch-common" packages.
    These packages include the core userspace components of the switch.
 
-
 Open vSwitch .deb packages not mentioned above are rarely useful.
 Please refer to their individual package descriptions to find out
 whether any of them are useful to you.