On 20 September 2012 03:16, Jason A. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/19/2012 10:00 PM, Mister Guru wrote: >> >> On 20 September 2012 01:46, Thomas Sibley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 09/19/2012 04:59 PM, Mister Guru wrote: >>>> >>>> So far we have the basic packages required to install RT, now I'm going >>>> to begin working on configuration of the install. I'm open to >>>> suggestions and comments, good or bad :) >>>> >>>> The aim is to get this working on RPM and DEB platforms. Any feedback >>>> and input is welcome. In a few days, when some more progress has been >>>> made, >>>> I'll spread the word on the devel lists >>> >>> >>> I think you'll find it easier to achieve cross-platform installation if >>> you abandon dist-specific packages of RT and install RT itself from >>> source (via puppet, of course). >>> >>> I'd also suggest starting with version 4 not 3.8; 3.8 is approaching end >>> of life. [1] >>> >>> [1] http://blog.bestpractical.com/2012/08/release-scheduling.html >> >> >> Darn!! Well, it still is good advice - My Puppet-Fu is about to be >> stretched! - I'll make a note on github, and start thinking about how >> best to accomplish this - as always, advice and comments are welcome. > > > As a sysadmin who has also been using puppet for a few years now, I would > prefer native packages over an installation from source.
I am right behind you on this one! >Doing a source > package install with puppet would probably require a custom install script > or a bunch of ugly exec resources. I've just discovered this during my research into the matter >Doing it with native packages would just > require configuring the appropriate package repo, like EPEL for RedHat > (since that is what we use here I don't know what the equivalent > debian/ubuntu would be), then install the required packages and > configuration files. This is much cleaner from both a sysadmin point of view > and puppet, although you would have to account for the different package > repo locations, package names and possibly config file locations for the > different OSes. Also, EPEL is still currently on 3.8, but hopefully they > will upgrade soon. > > ~Jason > Thanks Jason for your input - I'm currently trying to get hold of the ubuntu package maintainer for RT. I'm currently wading through launchpad, trying to find who to kick to get this moving - I've dropped a line to the ubuntu users list, so hopefully I'll get some assistance with this soon. Thanks again. -------- Final RT training for 2012 in Atlanta, GA - October 23 & 24 http://bestpractical.com/training We're hiring! http://bestpractical.com/jobs
