topic Re: Managing implemented application in Operating System - Linux

Managing implemented application

leonardo bianchi quota — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:13:38 GMT

Hi, I need an advice. Do you know which application can I use to manage information about an opensource software I'm using (squirrelmail - php based) in order to get:
- S.O. parameters of the device where it's installed
- version of software being used and list of various plugin added and their version
- changes I had to introduce
- things to do
- tests done on software and plugins not already installed
- other information stuff..

I though to do that via Web but do I have to create a web site from the beginning or can I find something already developed under GPL which can give me the possibility to administrate all the customized installation?

Thanks.

Leo.

Re: Managing implemented application

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:42:00 GMT

Shalom Leo,

To fully help, I'd need to know your OS distrubtion.

rpm -qa works for rpms on Linux from RH.

You can create rpm's for your non-rpm software and therefore install it with that. The rpm will merely untar a file, but that will put all installed software into your rpm database.

Otherwise you have to create a database, say in a text file.

SEP

Re: Managing implemented application

leonardo bianchi quota — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:22:49 GMT

Hi Steven, I will answer Your question: I use Redhat ES but the question is that I would like both to get and to trace and to publish informations about my systems from a web console. (may be I didn't understand your question!)
Well, I thought to find a software which could give me a possibility to change it and reach my aims.
If it's not possible I will create the pages using where needed with php exec function. ..so I can launch rpm -qa ...

bye,

Leo.

Re: Managing implemented application

dirk dierickx — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:40:24 GMT

webmin includes a module for package management, you could use that.