I have a project I am currently working on, called _nus.
http://e.cactuswax.net/index.php/projects/_nus/
_nus is an attempt at a remote server update manager for ArchLinux.
Think of it like...the redhat-network, if you are familiar with that. My
hope is that people would be able to use it to monitor a large
collection of servers, to see which ones are out of date, and to
schedule things like adding/removing/updating packages.
_nus has two components: A web aggregator, and a monitor daemon. The
monitor daemon runs on each of the servers being...monitored. Both are
written in ruby (with the rails framework for the web aggregator).
I have the monitor daemon code (_nus:Client) mostly framed out. I just
need to add the actual 'work' code to it. I am currently working on the
web aggregator (_nus:Server) portion.
Maveric has been providing me some good feedback, and he said he will
provide some testing when I get something usable out.
Hopefully this tool will be useful to someone out there. ;)
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Hi,
In the project ArchWM-base, an effort of developing a 'perfect' Window
Manager for Arch Linux, something fundamental is missing. I thought the
current base (ver. 0.4.9.3) does the job but I don't think it will do,
though, the base (not including Pacwm toolkit but the WM side) is good.
Here lets consider its 'perfect'. But I still consider something is
missing.
Users will not be depended what ArchWM-base will offer but can
contribute their own modules and features, but still something is
missing.
The configure for end users became easy by incorporating a runcom system
similar to Arch (rc.conf and rc.sysinit), and the coding of all fvwm
system files were change to simple format, but still something is
missing.
It is what you make it, but still something is missing.
The missing part is caused by making ArchWM-base into a package and the
users will wait for upgrades. It has same affect as the general Linux
distributions making the end users depended what's offered. Arch Linux
break that tradition by not having fixed releases but a continues
upgrade. Also provided a means (ABS) of include users' own packages. The
ArchWM-base use the same idea, allowing user contributions, but
currently has "fixed" releases.
Instead of making an ArchWM-base as an individual package, why not an
ArchWD (distro). A "distro" running within Arch. Not only getting rid of
the rigid concept of WM (managing windows what is actually quite
limited) but creating a new style of "WM" same as Arch did as a distro.
The ArchWD still manages the windows but aims to distribute WM and DE
related packages (modules and scripts). Not only Fvwm based packages but
also others.
The style of upgrading the ArchWD system files and user contributed
packages, will be same as pacman. The current name "pacwm" toolkit
(confusing name) will be changed to "pactk" (package toolkit). To
upgrade ArchWD and all installed user packages, simply run in terminal:
pactk -Syu
Sounds good? Or something is still missing?
Wiki:
http://user-contributions.org/wikis/userwiki/index.php/ArchWM-base
Forum:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=15368
Why Fvwm and not PekWM:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=15222
Markku
(rasat)
Hi,
I would like to get involved with porting Arch Linux to AMD64. Does anyone
have any information on the project?
thanks,
Jeff
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