Difference between revisions of "Base software kit"

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These software packages should be installed on every machine we provision, regardless of their purpose.
 
These software packages should be installed on every machine we provision, regardless of their purpose.
* <code>nano</code> - text editor
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* nano - text editor  
* <code>vim</code> - text editor
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* vim - text editor  
* <code>nfs-common</code> for Debian or <code>nfs-utils</code> for CentOS - allow NFS mounts
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* nfs-common for Debian or nfs-utils for CentOS - allow NFS mounts
* <code>wget</code> - wget a file from the Internet
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* wget - wget a file from the Internet
* <code>iproute2</code> - more modern instantiations of ifconfig and a lot of other network tools
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* iproute2 - more modern instantiations of ifconfig and a lot of other network tools
** <code>net-tools</code> for those among us who like ifconfig
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** net-tools for those among us who like ifconfig
* <code>gcc</code> - most recent C compiler (modules can support as many versions as we'd like but we need at least one)
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* gcc - most recent C compiler (modules can support as many versions as we'd like but we need at least one)
* <code>ntp</code> - get a time server
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* ntp - get a time server  
  
 
On a cluster, add these:
 
On a cluster, add these:
* C3 tools (see [[Sysadmin:C3|the C3 tools page]])
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* C3 tools (see [[Sysadmin:C3|the C3 tools page]]) - possibly deprecated, Ansible is a good replacement
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* openldap
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* openldap-clients
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* openssh-ldap
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* pam_ldap
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* nss-pam-ldapd

Revision as of 12:53, 28 June 2019

These software packages should be installed on every machine we provision, regardless of their purpose.

  • nano - text editor
  • vim - text editor
  • nfs-common for Debian or nfs-utils for CentOS - allow NFS mounts
  • wget - wget a file from the Internet
  • iproute2 - more modern instantiations of ifconfig and a lot of other network tools
    • net-tools for those among us who like ifconfig
  • gcc - most recent C compiler (modules can support as many versions as we'd like but we need at least one)
  • ntp - get a time server

On a cluster, add these:

  • C3 tools (see the C3 tools page) - possibly deprecated, Ansible is a good replacement
  • openldap
  • openldap-clients
  • openssh-ldap
  • pam_ldap
  • nss-pam-ldapd