Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (293 mails)

[Kenneth Schneider <suse-list2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 11:18 +0200, Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> Currently in SUSE Linux 10.1 (and earlier releases) we use selections
> in YaST to group software and easily enable installation of related
> software.
> 
> Our developers have enhanced the concept of selections and call it
> patterns.
> 
<snip>

Also why not eliminate the duplication of packages in the patterns. When
looking at and selecting KDE packages I should _not_ be presented with
GNOME packages for selection as well. I have not ever understood why a
package shows up in numerous places.

> As a first step for discussion I propose these roles and patterns:
> 
> * Graphical Environments
>   - GNOME Desktop Environment
>   - KDE Desktop Environment
>   - X Window System (with fvwm2) 
> 
> * Base Technologies
>   - Base System (always installed)
>   - AppArmor
>   - Xen Virtual Machine Host Server
> 
> * Development
>   - C/C++ Compiler and Tools
>   - GNOME Development
>   - KDE/QT3 Development
>   - Qt 4 Development
>   - Linux Kernel Development
>   - Version Control Systems
> 
> * Primary Functions
>   - File Server
>   - Print Server
>   - Mail and News Server
>   - Web and LAMP Server
>   - Internet Gateway
>   - DHCP and DNS Server
>   - Directory (LDAP) Server
> 
> This misses some of the selections and introduces new ones.  This is
> really a first step for discussion.  I would like you to come up with
> better high-level proposals!
> 
> Let's not discuss "we need this pattern as well" - but let's discuss
> and agree on the general framework and then let's discuss adding
> further patterns.
> 
> Btw. we have a nice way of adding new, third-party patterns: Basically
> all you need is to have a lightweight add-on product that only has
> patterns, but no RPMs.  So one could create his or her favourite
> package collections and make them available as an add-on source.
> Every repository can add patterns.
> 
> Btw. I've put the above on the wiki at: 
> http://en.opensuse.org/Patterns
> 
> Andreas

--
Ken Schneider


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