Mike Sensney wrote:
> A LEAF box should be able to check for updates and inform its administrator
> that updates are needed.
This is a great idea, and one I like. However, there are several
things that would be needed before something like this could be truly
useful:
* A centralized package server (FTP, HTTP, whatever) or servers
* A method of notification (possibly user definable). An SMB pop-up,
email, pager, whatever.
* A way of executing "pre-removal" "post-removal" etc. scripts in
order to prepare the system for a new binary - replacing sysklogd
would not be nice if you didn't restart it.
* A straight-forward way of checking versions or dates.
* Space to do downloads as necessary
For the server, I see sourceforge and ibiblio.org filling these
roles. For notification, this becomes a part of the program, as does
date checking. The scripts I mentioned we've talked about before; I
lean towards adding a new (special) file to lrp packages like so:
<pkg>.sh Takes arguments: one of:
preinst - prior to installation
postinst - after installation
preremoval - prior to deletion
postremoval - after removal
This file would then be called by the package management
system at the appropriate time. Using the "#!" convention, it could
run with any available shell, though the shell must be available at
the time.
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