Vortragsdetails
Portable Software-Installation on Linux, Solaris & NetBSD with pkgsrc
von Stefan Schumacher (NetBSD), Hubert Feyrer (NetBSD)
Freitag, 01.06.2007, Workshop 1 (ICC-B/R44), 15:00-16:00 Uhr
The presentation discusses the problems when installing open source on Unix(like) systems and identifies specific areas that need attention, and how they manifest in various architectures of open source systems today, leading from a rather simple layered theory to a complex graph in reality, which requires environmental considerations like demands for flexibility and maintainability when addressed. The pkgsrc system is introduced as a possible solution, which can be used to install software easily from source independent of your operating system. A general overview of the pkgsrc system is given followed by an user-oriented example on how to bootstrap it and compile packages on a Linux system. with a special emphasis of working without root privileges. Operation of the pkgsrc system is described next, with details on the install process and an overview of available packages. Last, details on how a package is constructed are outlined, including dependency handling. The presentation is intended for users of all Unix(like) systems that need to maintain and update software on a regular base and across various platforms, emphasizing the cross-platform nature of pkgsrc, which includes Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS X, Solaris, Irix and even MS Windows. Developers working on other package systems will get an overview of how things are done in NetBSD, which is very close to the FreeBSD and OpenBSD ports system as well as the Gentoo portage system.
Über den Autor Stefan Schumacher:
Stefan Schumacher beschäftigt sich in seiner Freizeit mit japanischen Kampfkünsten
sowie mit NetBSD und PostgreSQL. Weiterhin interessiert er sich für Kryptographie und Sicherheitstechniken. Als Autor hat er mehrere Anleitungen zu den Themen NetBSD, PostgreSQL, Datensicherung, Kryptographie und Einbruchserkennung, u.a. in der UpTimes, veröffentlicht.
Seine persönlichen Webseiten sind unter www.net-tex.de bzw. www.cryptomancer.de erreichbar. Seine PGP-Schlüssel-ID ist 0xB3FBAE33.
Über den Autor Hubert Feyrer:
Hubert Feyrer has studied Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences in Regensburg, Germany, and has specialized in operating systems and system-level applications later on. Besides giving lectures on Unix/Linux system administration and Open Source, he works for the NetBSD project where he has helped building up the 3rd party application infrastructure and cares for public relations. He also manages IPv6 connectivity at the FH Regensburg, built a cluster of 45 machines for a video rendering cluster during past year's city marathon and is currently working on a doctoral thesis about a training system for Unix system administrators while giving classes on System Administration and Open Source.
