Re: Backing up system customization: Is Debian packaging better than Remastersys?

[Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de>]

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


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