[jack <at> solucorp.qc.ca: [linuxconf-announce] linuxconf 1.12r7 is out]

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From: Jacques Gelinas <jack <at> solucorp.qc.ca>
Subject: [linuxconf-announce] linuxconf 1.12r7 is out
Date: 1998-10-09 23:44:59 GMT

1.12r7 is available at the usual places.

ftp.solucorp.qc.ca/pub/linuxconf/devel in the following sub-directories

	alpha-rpm
	caldera
	redhat-4.x
	redhat-5.0
	redhat-5.1
	src
	SRPMS
	suse

Here is the change log

                                Linuxconf 1.12r7

     1.12r7 contains various features and bug fixes. It is the last in the 
     1.12 series. Next one will be 1.13. The goal of 1.12 was to produce 
     another unified version. With 1.13, the goal will be to make more 
     modules and to help those who want to create module (the module 
     builder tool)

LILO

     LILO configuration now support passwords for the global section as 
     well as for each configuration. The restricted feature is also 
     supported. This password feature allows you to secure somewhat your 
     console.

Filesystems and partitions

     The new fdisk is producing a slightly different format and Linuxconf 
     is parsing that to get the partition information. 1.12r7 properly 
     support both the old and new format.

New modules

     Since 1.12r5, it is possible, using the linuxconf-devel package, to 
     produce module outside of the Linuxconf tree. The archive now contain 
     a modules directory which closely looks like the devel directory, so 
     on ftp://ftp.solucorp.qc.ca/pub/linuxconf/modules you will find the 
     following sub-directories

       ·  alpharpm
       ·  caldera
       ·  redhat-4.x
       ·  redhat-5.0
       ·  redhat-5.1
       ·  sparcrpm
       ·  src
       ·  SRPMS
       ·  suse

The managerpm module

     In the modules sub-directory, you will find the managerpm module. This 
     is a tool to do various stuff with RPM packages. While not completed, 
     it is promising. Here are the few things it can do:

       ·  Install one or more package.

       ·  Choose which package to update from an archive by comparing with the 
          one you already have. It pops a list of package to update and you can 
          "check" which one you want.

       ·  Browse the list of installed package by "group".

       ·  Browse a list of package in an archive by "group".

       ·  Show all package not member of the distribution (add-ons)

       ·  Search an archive using keywords. It searches into the package 
          summary, description and file list (selectable). This is useful when 
          you want to install a POP server but have no clue about the name of 
          the package (which is not always obvious).

     Various tools are doing about the same things or close. The advantage is 
     that managerpm works in Linuxconf, so provide multiple user interfaces.

The "virtual" module

     This module is not available yet, but 1.12r7 do contain some of the 
     work needed by this module. The virtual module is a one stop dialog to 
     create a new domain and configure all virtual services associated with 
     this domain. This module relies on inter-module messaging and co-
     manager concept. It is a dispatcher which synchronize the work of all 
     Linuxconf modules managing virtual services 
     (dnsconf,mailconf,wuftpd,apache).
     I suspect that this module will be a killer for ISPs. Should be available 
     shortly.

Translations

     Translators are pretty busy these days. The Portuguese translator is 
     working fast, the same could be said for finish. Linuxconf is now 
     translated in Slovak.

--------------------------
Jacques Gelinas
jack <at> solucorp.qc.ca

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