Getting Started

This section walks you the basic steps to get Orbit up and running on your local computer.

Command Line Notation

Throughout this book there are commands shown that are used in a terminal. Lines that are entered in a terminal are denoted by starting with a $. The $ is just a special marker; it is not to be entered with the command. Lines that don't start with a $ are typically the output of the previous command. Large segments of code blocks are typically contents of a file.

There are two processes to obtaining and maintaining Orbit:

1. Installing
2. Upgrading

Seeking Help

Orbit is a package manager and development tool. With learning new tools there is always a learning curve. Orbit tries to make it less intimidating to use by offering help and information in a variety of ways:

• To see a list of common commands and options, just use orbit with no arguments.
• To view quick summaries on commands, use -h, --help flags.
• To view more detailed manual pages and information, use orbit help.

But since you are here, complete documentation can be found on this website.