November 2010 - openSUSE Invis - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Invis Server Packages
by Klaas Freitag 12 Dec '10

12 Dec '10

Hi all, this has been silent recently, too silent ;-) Lets try to get some concrete action items we can work on. First step should be to have an overview over all packages the Invis server needs. In a perfect world, these should all be part of the openSUSE:Factory project as that garantees the best integration with the distribution. For packages that do absolutely not fit into Factory for what reason ever, I suggest to create the server:invis project in OBS and put them there. Later on, we can put the Kiwi-Image file, which is used to create the iso image of the openSUSE Invis Server, into the server:invis repo and let OBS create the image. In the ideal world we only would have the product kiwi file in server:invis. Is everybody agreeing on that? As a first action item, we should go through the list of packages installed through the Invis setup script and check if they are in Factory. If not, we should move them to Factory, or, as a second possibility, to server:invis. I created a list of packages some time ago which get directly installed by the Invis setup script (attached again). The list of packages which are not yet in Factory is comparably short: afio -> home:flacco ipcalc -> home:flacco smbldap-tools -> home:flacco php5-APC -> server:php:extensions php5-pear-mail -> server:php:applications phpMyAdmin -> server:php:applications We should try to push these to Factory. Anybody volunteering? A good read how that works is http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:How_to_contribute_to_Factory Stefan, are there other packages needed? regards, Klaas

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Invis server in a virtual machine
by Terje J. Hanssen 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

I won't have a dedicated hardware for the Invis server, at least not in my first 'lab phase' when I have to use my AM3 machine as a combined home workstation and server. Did I hear that's a bad idea :) Now and then I have played a little with Xen virtualization on openSUSE, and the SLES/Xen/OES2/W2k3TS evironment works well for us on my workplace, though not configured technically by myself. Can Invis be installed and run streamlined on a Xen/openSUSE virtual machine (domU), or will this complicate? Terje J. Hanssen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-invis+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-invis+help(a)opensuse.org

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Possible "opensuse invis server meeting"
by Stefan Schäfer 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

Hello List, the projects invis Server and openSUSE are represented at the "OpenRheinRuhr" an interesting Open-Source-Event at 13./14. Nov. in Oberhausen. The Location is the RIM (Rheinisches Industrie Museeum). Everyone who is interested in our Projects is invited to visit us at our booth. Further Information here: http://www.openrheinruhr.de/ Greets Stefan -- www.invis-server.org Stefan Schäfer Vogelsbergstr. 27 63679 Schotten -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-invis+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-invis+help(a)opensuse.org

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Software choices
by Terje J. Hanssen 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

I'm interested to hear thoughts abouts if the openSUSE Invis server will include software choices or a bundle only? Regarding collaboration/groupware and office software it looks like the Invis server has included Group-E and LX-office. What about other choices that currently are being discussed within the Linux community? i.e. Zimbra, Kolab, LibreOffice or Novell's Kablink Teaming, Conferencing, iFolder Terje J. Hanssen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-invis+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-invis+help(a)opensuse.org

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Hardware suggestions
by Terje J. Hanssen 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

I have started to examine upgrade options for my available old ATX cabinet. There are upgrade kits from AMD and Intel, containing mainboard, CPU, memory and disks etc. If possible, I'll try to utilize existing hard disks. Now, what are the hardware suggestions (minimum and recommended) for a home server to be able to utilize the invis services? Is media streaming (video and audio) out of scope for this server? Terje J. Hanssen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-invis+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-invis+help(a)opensuse.org

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Invis Appliance Draft Available
by Klaas Freitag 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Hi, I today created a draft appliance of the Invis Server on openSUSE using SUSE Studio. You can download an image from http://susegallery.com/a/hG4x8R/klaas-invis-draft Note that this is just for experimenting and not meant to be a product or recommended solution at all. Its just to experiment, internal use only. _NO_ Production! The appliance is based on another appliance called "MiniSUSE" which comes with an light IceWM which I find handy to be able to open various XTerms. I tried to add all needed packages for Invis. The Invis install directory is located in roots homedir. Log in using the password 'Invis' for all users. The script sine needs to be called after the image was booted. It installed far, but I am not sure if it really succeeded. Hope you find that useful, have a nice weekend, Klaas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-invis+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-invis+help(a)opensuse.org

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