From f4a2cd8d4ba87b425cf3cd47b36c9f8f05ef5059 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Meyer Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:20:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about Arch AUR `packer` package. Closes #6718 --- website/source/intro/getting-started/install.html.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/source/intro/getting-started/install.html.md b/website/source/intro/getting-started/install.html.md index 79264f636..f3409431a 100644 --- a/website/source/intro/getting-started/install.html.md +++ b/website/source/intro/getting-started/install.html.md @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ install Packer by running: ## Troubleshooting -On some RedHat-based Linux distributions there is another tool named `packer` +On some *RedHat*-based Linux distributions there is another tool named `packer` installed by default. You can check for this using `which -a packer`. If you get an error like this it indicates there is a name conflict. @@ -125,3 +125,8 @@ an error like this it indicates there is a name conflict. To fix this, you can create a symlink to packer that uses a different name like `packer.io`, or invoke the `packer` binary you want using its absolute path, e.g. `/usr/local/packer`. + +On *Arch* Linux there is a package named `packer` in the main +repository and in the AUR. The package `packer` in the AUR is an old +name for a package management tool for Arch, it's not Hashicorp +Packer.