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What is IsiSetup?

IsiSetup is an utility for the system administrator. It helps you managing your configuration files:

  • You can rollback changes.
  • You can explore the history of changes.
  • You can replicate your configuration.
  • You can backup your configuration.
  • You can blame changes to admins.

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How does it work?

Your configuration files are managed by a revision control tool, namely Git. IsiSetup gives you a command line interface that is especially designed to work with configuration files. While IsiSetup intends to be a complete interface, you may use Git or Cogito to do "low-level" work.

  • IsiSetup uses a revision control tool to track your /etc
  • IsiSetup hooks into APT to recognize changes introduced by packages
  • IsiSetup provides a command line interface to organize and manage changes different conceptual layers

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Want to try it out?

  1. Install IsiSetup
    1. Add the following to your '/etc/apt/sources.list' 
      deb http://debian.isisetup.ch/ unstable/
    2. If you're running Debian Sarge:
      add 'deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ sarge-backports main' to your '/etc/apt/sources.list' 
    3. sudo apt-get install isisetup
  2. Create local repositories 
    1. sudo isisetup-host init

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Get the Sources!

  • Get Debian source package
    1. Add the following to your '/etc/apt/sources.list' 
      deb-src http://debian.isisetup.ch/ unstable/
    2. apt-get source isisetup
sudo apt-get build-dep isisetup
  • Get the darcs repository
    1. Install darcs 
      sudo apt-get install darcs
    2. Get sources 
      darcs get http://darcs.isisetup.ch/unstable/isisetup

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