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• cdist #2: Your first cdist type
  • Lecture content
    • Objective
      • Begin to understand how cdist types function
        • Types are the main component of cdist and define functionality. If you use cdist, you'll write a type for every functionality you would like to use.
    • Steps
      • Create a new type named `__my_computer`
      • Modify your type to use a for loop to install the packages
      • Deploy / manage your ~/.emacs file in this type
      • Use different verbosity levels when configuring
      • Ensure that all your changes are committed and pushed in your ungleich-learning-circle repository
    • Documentation steps to be done in cdist.org

cdist #2: Your first cdist type

Lecture content

Objective

Begin to understand how cdist types function

Types are the main component of cdist and define functionality. If you use cdist, you'll write a type for every functionality you would like to use.

Steps

Create a new type named `__my_computer`

• Mark the type as a singleton type (If a type is flagged as a singleton, it may be used only once per host.)

• Create a `manifest` file in it
• Use this type to install the following packages: zsh, mosh, emacs, nmap, sipcalc

• Edit the initial manifest and use __my_computer - Here we have to simply add __my_computer in the types file localhost

  • Match using the $__target_host variable

Modify your type to use a for loop to install the packages

Deploy / manage your ~/.emacs file in this type

• Ensure that permissions and ownership are correct

Use different verbosity levels when configuring

Ensure that all your changes are committed and pushed in your ungleich-learning-circle repository

• Use magit inside emacs for that

Documentation steps to be done in cdist.org

• Create a new org document named `cdist.org` in the safind . -name "~/.emacs"me folder as the learning.org file
• Explain the difference between a singleton and non-singleton type
• Explain the difference between the different verbosity levels
• Document (copy&paste) some of the cdist runs in a "log" section```find . -name "~/.emacs"