[issue51] More friendly gui ?

[Michael Mansour]

Hi,

> > > > Hi Jon,
> > > >
> > > > > jon <linux.learner at gmail.com> added the comment:
> > > > >
> > > > > web based is an option. but that might require a daemon (not sure on
> > > > > that). it would certainly require smart to listen on a particular
> > > > > port from local host
> > > > > (mush the same way X listens to port 6000).
> > > >
> > > > One of the main things I like about yum, is an add-on called pakiti
> > > > (used to be called yumit). Nightly checks are run in the normal way,
> > > > but are logged to a MySQL database which can be viewed via a webpage,
> > > > so you can see which systems (almost any linux based systems) which
> > > > need updating from a webpage.
> > >
> > > There are many yum guis.  FC5 comes with yumex, which is pretty good.
> >
> > Yes I know, but I'm not coming from the angle of a desktop user.
> >
> > None of the yum gui's give you a web page view of your entire environment,
> > pakiti is the only one that does. When you're running a large number of
> > servers (anywhere from 5 - 1000's), local gui's are of no help and a
> > wholistic view of the environment one of the only things that matters.
> >
> > That's basically where I'm coming from.
> 
> Perhaps check webmin.  I see it has "Cluster Software Packages" that 
> might be helpful.

Yep, I've been using Webmin for well over 8 years. Many of the features in the
Webmin Cluster module are a direct result of my suggestions to Jamie :)

Thanks.

Michael.