Download

Spin is available for download via a YUM package repository. Login or switch to root user before completing the following steps.

  1. Configure YUM to use the Spin Beta repository. Choose a command below based the operating system of the machine where you are installing Spin.

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

    # rpm -Uvh http://www.renditionsoftware.com/products/spin/releases/1.0\
    /rhel/5/i386/spin-release-1.0-1.el5.noarch.rpm

    CentOS 5

    # rpm -Uvh http://www.renditionsoftware.com/products/spin/releases/1.0\
    /centos/5/i386/spin-release-1.0-1.el5.noarch.rpm

    Fedora 9

    # rpm -Uvh http://www.renditionsoftware.com/products/spin/releases/1.0\
    /fedora/9/i386/spin-release-1.0-1.fc9.noarch.rpm
  2. Install and update Spin using YUM or compatible package management tool.

    # yum install spin

    Type "yes" when asked to confirm GPG key import from renditionsoftware.com.

  3. (Optional) Install additional software that enables Spin to connect to Red Hat Network. Useful for creating appliances based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

    # yum install rhnlib rhn-client-tools
    # yum update
    
  4. See documentation for information on getting started.