Note Docker/Docker Compose dependencies in fleetctl (#22903)

#21447

Validated based on looking through code. If I need to try running
fleetctl with a bare OS to confirm these are all the packages we need in
each case let me know.

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Co-authored-by: Noah Talerman <47070608+noahtalerman@users.noreply.github.com>

articles/enroll-hosts.md

@@ -10,15 +10,21 @@ Fleet supports the [latest version of osquery](https://github.com/osquery/osquer
 
 ## CLI
 
-> You must have `fleetctl` installed. [Learn how to install `fleetctl`](https://fleetdm.com/docs/using-fleet/fleetctl-cli#installing-fleetctl).
+> You must have `fleetctl` installed. [Learn how to install `fleetctl`](https://fleetdm.com/guides/fleetctl#installing-fleetctl).
 
 The `fleetctl package` command is used to generate Fleet's agent (fleetd) install package..
 
-The `--type` flag is used to specify the fleetd installer type. Note that Windows can only generate an MSI package:
+The `--type` flag is used to specify the fleetd installer type.
+
 - macOS: .pkg
+  - Generating a .pkg on Linux requires [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker) to be installed and running.
 - Windows: .msi
+  - Generating a .msi on Windows, Intel Macs, or Linux requires [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker) to be installed and running. On Windows, you can [use WiX without Docker instead](https://fleetdm.com/guides/enroll-hosts#generating-fleetd-for-windows-using-local-wix-toolset).
+  - Generating a .msi on Apple Silicon Macs requires [Wine](https://fleetdm.com/install-wine) to be installed.
 - Linux: .deb or .rpm
-  
+
+> `fleetctl` on Windows can only generate MSI packages.
+
 A `--fleet-url` (Fleet instance URL) and `--enroll-secret` (Fleet enrollment secret) must be specified in order to communicate with Fleet instance.
 
 #### Example

articles/fleetctl.md

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ Install fleetctl with npm (included in Node.js).
 sudo npm install -g fleetctl
 ```
 
-To install fleetctl on Windows or Linux, download the fleectl binary here on [GitHub](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/releases).
+To install fleetctl on Windows or Linux, download the fleectl binary from [GitHub](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/releases).
+
+> To generate `fleetd` packages to enroll hosts, you may need [additional dependencies](https://fleetdm.com/guides/enroll-hosts#cli), depending on both your operating system and the OS you're packaging `fleetd` for.
 
 ### Upgrading fleetctl
 

frontend/components/AddHostsModal/PlatformWrapper/PlatformWrapper.tsx

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ const PlatformWrapper = ({
             Run this command with the{" "}
             <a
               className={`${baseClass}__command-line-tool`}
-              href="https://fleetdm.com/learn-more-about/fleetctl"
+              href="https://fleetdm.com/learn-more-about/installing-fleetctl"
               target="_blank"
               rel="noopener noreferrer"
             >

tools/fleetctl-docker/README.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ To sign and notarize a generated `pkg` you must have:
 2. An Apple Store Connect API key
 
 > Note: the Developer ID certificate must be in PEM format because this image
-> can be run in automated enviroments where secrets are passed via environment
+> can be run in automated environments where secrets are passed via environment
 > variables, and thus they must be in plain text.
 >
 > To convert a PKCS 12 certificate to PEM, you can run the following command:

tools/fleetctl-npm/README.md

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Use the `fleetctl` CLI to interact with Fleet, the lightweight telemetry platfor
 
 From the command line, install `fleetctl` with `npm install -g fleetctl`.
 
+See the [documentation on enrolling hosts](https://fleetdm.com/guides/enroll-hosts#cli) for additional requirements for using `fleetctl package`.
+
 ## Usage
 
-See the [fleetctl documentation](https://fleetdm.com/docs/using-fleet/fleetctl-cli) or `fleetctl --help` for usage instructions. 
+See the [fleetctl documentation](https://fleetdm.com/guides/fleetctl) or `fleetctl --help` for usage instructions. 

website/config/routes.js

@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ module.exports.routes = {
   'GET /learn-more-about/uninstall-scripts': '/guides/deploy-software-packages#uninstall-script',
   'GET /learn-more-about/read-package-version': '/guides/deploy-software-packages#add-a-software-package-to-a-team',
   'GET /learn-more-about/fleetctl': '/guides/fleetctl',
-
+  'GET /learn-more-about/installing-fleetctl': '/guides/fleetctl#installing-fleetctl',
 
   // Sitemap
   // =============================================================================================================