On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik(a)redhat.com> wrote:
Hi all (interested in system config tools;-).
We are working on System Configurations Tools Cleanup Project we need Fedora
community opinion on this subject.
Some s-c-* tools are now very outdated, some are replaced with better
solution, some are only used in Anaconda etc.
This is a short list of application that could be eliminated/replaced/enhanced
in short/long term from Fedora.
I've prepared it simple and clean to support further discussion, maybe some
other tool is missing...
I'm going to assume you want all discussion in this thread.
* system-config-netboot
- very outdated
- replacements k12linux, cobbler
Kill it
* system-config-boot
- at least it needs facelift and it's not very usable at all
Think there needs to be some discussion on a UI first and then out it
out there as a task that someone could pickup.
* system-config-display
- xrandr should be used for resolution/dualhead configuration, Gnome & KDE
have
own xrandr based display configuration tool
- generates xorg.conf - it's not needed anymore (only if someone needs
more expert configuration)
system-config-display hasn't been use other than as an xorg generator
for me for quite a few releases now. And even haven't an xorg.conf no
longer solves my problems. So might as well kill it.
* system-config-network
- replacement NetworkManager
- missing IPv6? routing?
I don't think NetworkManager is ready yet, at least not ready to
repalce system-config-network. Just setting up LTSP, i needed
system-config-network quite a bit.
* system-config-date
- Gnome/KDE/XFCE have own datetime configuration tool/module, it's confusing
than
which one users should use
- used in firstboot or anaconda???
Assuming it is killed, what happens to firsrtboot?
* system-config-keyboard
- used only in Anaconda, let it be standalone?
- very simple tool, Gnome/KDE have better one
No opinion.
* system-config-httpd
- old GTK 1 application, should be ported to GTK 2 & PolicyKit
Think there needs to be some discussion on a UI first and then out it
out there as a task that someone could pickup.
* switchdesk and system-switch-tools?
- it's possible to switch desktop in GDM/KDM
- one tool for switching all alternatives?
Can anyone confirm that this still actually works? I seem to remember
it not really working last time I tried it, but I am not sure.
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