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!Management and operation of systems
!Management and operation of systems
!Individual systems, applications and services
!Individual systems, applications and services
!Teaching tech
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* [[podman]]
* [[podman]]
* [[pandoc]]
* [[pandoc]]
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* Examine the SyntaxHighlight extension from the point of view of demands on the host (suggested by AndrewT, see also https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T250763)
* [[Controlling Resources & Privileges with Linux namespaces, cgroups & limits]]
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== Grab-bag of unsorted topics ==
== Grab-bag of unsorted topics ==


* Examine the SyntaxHighlight extension from the point of view of demands on the host (suggested by AndrewT, see also https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T250763)
* [[Linux namespaces and cgroups]]
* [[Controlling Resources & Privileges with Linux namespaces, cgroups & limits]]
* [[conform]] - [[nodeinfo]]
* [[conform]] - [[nodeinfo]]
* [[Pages yet to be created]]
* [[Pages yet to be created]]
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* [[:Category:Pages needing work|Pages needing work]]
* [[:Category:Pages needing work|Pages needing work]]
A bit more specifically, each New World host's filesystem is handled thusly:
{|
!Path
!Handled by
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|<code>/etc</code>
|Jointly managed by <code>apt</code> which mostly provides default versions of configuration files, and <code>cfengine</code> which installs CSE-specific versions of configuration files
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|style="white-space: nowrap;"|<code>/usr/local/[[extrafiles]]</code><br /><code>/usr/local/[[extrapackages]]</code><br /><code>/usr/local/[[debpkgs_lists]]</code><br /><code>/usr/local/[[vmimages]]</code>
|<code>cfengine</code>
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|<code>/proc</code><br /><code>/sys</code><br /><code>/dev</code>
|The kernel
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|<code>/tmp</code><br /><code>/var</code>
|Whatever processes are running on the host
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|<code>/export</code>
|The kernel's <code>nfsd</code> (i.e., NFS server)
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|<code>/import</code><br /><code>/home</code>
|The [[automounter]]
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|Everything else
|<code>apt</code>
|}


== Debian package management (<code>apt</code>) ==
== Debian package management (<code>apt</code>) ==

Revision as of 07:38, 23 Haziran 2022

Guide to TechDocs for
administrators and content creators

Overview

Subject categories

Management and operation of systems Individual systems, applications and services Teaching tech

Grab-bag of unsorted topics

Page categories

Debian package management (apt)

Configuration management (cfengine)

The cfengine hub.


MediaWiki installation leftovers

MediaWiki has been installed.

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

Getting started