Is there a way to install/use manticore via just a binary?

[nickchomey]

I'd love if I could just install/use Manticore via just saving a binary. Is that at all possible? Or do we have to install via a package manager?

[sanikolaev]

Hi @nickchomey

In theory, you can, of course, do the same thing any package manager does manually:

• Get the binaries, libraries, and other files, etc.
• Put them in the needed places.

For example, I often have to deal with older versions, and instead of installing them using APT, I do this:

# wget https://repo.manticoresearch.com/repository/manticoresearch_jammy_dev/dists/jammy/main/binary-amd64/manticore-server-core_6.3.9-25011518-d4c0a7982_amd64.deb

# ar x manticore-server-core_6.3.9-25011518-d4c0a7982_amd64.deb

# tar -xvf data.tar.gz

# ./usr/bin/searchd -v
Manticore 6.3.9 d4c0a7982@25011518 dev (columnar 4.1.2 89795db@25030113) (secondary 4.1.2 89795db@25030113) (knn 4.1.2 89795db@25030113)

(but in this case I already have the libraries compatible with the searchd, in other cases I have to download/extract from them too).

However, if you mean the concept of a single binary — where you save it and it's the only thing you need — Manticore was never designed this way. From the beginning, it has had multiple components (e.g., indexer, indextool, spelldump, default config, etc.).

Can you elaborate more on the issue you are facing?

[nickchomey]

Thanks for the quick response!

Yes, I was hoping there could be a single binary that does everything. It would make it easier to deploy on systems that I don't fully control.

I'm sure I'll figure something out though.