OLM
Onebase Linux Management (OLM) is the centerpiece of the Onebase Project. It includes a powerful package manager,
wrapper tools and configuration utilities. Much of its features and goals can be learnt from the website.
Current version: 4.0
Developers
P.B.Prabhuram - User ID: all4one
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Dev Languages: BASH
Recent changes Last update: 20/02/2005
- Fixed a bug in querying packages as it was not showing the tree display
- Changed the way on how non-root OLM or child Onebase will work, Now any application will run clearly using non-root OLM
- Support for installing specialized versions of kernel has been added to ol-ki program
- Improved symlinks part of the ol-apps program to check for file clashes
- Support for installwatch program has been completely removed from OLM, with ol-engine has its own way of creating logs
which is error-free and robust.
- Improved the file checking module of ol-engine to check efficiently whether files were installed outside the olappdir
or not
- Few changes were made to the ol-apps program to improve the symlinking of files
- The basic code of olm-tp program underwent a major change inorder to be compatiable with Windows and
other Linux operating systems.
- olm-as program has been added to create and install AutoSetup files for performing automated or
preselected installations of Onebase on workstations
- Through check and code cleanup was made to the entire OLM package and small issues were fixed
- flat binary package install has been added to olm to support commercial Onebase applications
- ol-apps program has been enhanced with generate symlink and unsymlinking which is useful to the new
filesystem layout
- olm-tp program has been enhanced to work with a customized version of cygwin for downloading Onebase packs
from Windows machines.
- Added a new program called olm-tp for downloading and transfering packs from any System to Onebase
- chOLM or child OLM installer has been developed for installing OLM packages into non-root environment
- Package installs in seperate folders
- Support for the new Onebase filesystem layout
- Lots of code clean up with optimizations.
- A bug submitter has been provided for ol-engine for reporting compile problems.
- A template for creating xflags and configuring it has been added
- Integration of Xflags for customizing source installation
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