On 01/30/2013 11:29 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 29 ian 13, 11:20:42, Linux-Fan wrote: >> On 01/28/2013 11:02 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>> On Du, 27 ian 13, 19:12:40, Martin Steigerwald wrote: >>>> >>>> Well, for only 4 systems puppet might be a bit off. I´d suggest starting >>>> with >>>> puppet not before at least 10 systems. >>> >>> The initial setup is definitely not trivial, but afterwards you sit back >>> and relax ;) >> >> This is also what I expect from Debian packaging: Work once, enjoy later. > > While you can certainly (ab)use custom Debian packages for your needs I > strongly believe in "the right tool for the right job", which I think > puppet is much closer to. > > Kind regards, > Andrei
The perfect solution would be to use both then: Debian packaging for the software and Puppet for the configuration. [1] supports this idea, but I guess that I will "abuse" packaging for the configuration (at least until I find out that it does not work or is difficult to maintain) in order not to have to learn two complex systems. [1] http://serverfault.com/questions/215545/deploy-our-own-software-using-puppet Linux-Fan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/510c3513.5040...@web.de