Here is my first contribution: SimpleConf - Overclock.net

lattyware · 02-13-08

Edit: V1.2 (Update): http://www.box.net/shared/me760ne888

Code:

SimpleConf(1)                                                    SimpleConf(1)

NAME
       SimpleConf - A program to load configurations from devices.

SYNOPSIS
       SimpleConf

Description
       This manual page will briefly explain SimpleConf

       SimpleConf   is a program that runs scripts off a device you choice via
       a GTK+ frontend. It is designed to load configurations or  set  up  the
       system  automatically,  and  is  primarily for the use of LiveCD users.
       LiveCD users do not have any form  of  non-volatile,  writable  storage
       space,  and  hence, loose all configuration upon a reboot.  SimpleConf
       allows the user to store scripts to auto-configure the system onto  any
       device (the primary idea is USB memory sticks).

OPTIONS
       SimpleConf  has no options

USAGE
       To  use  SimpleConf   simply create a .simpleconf directory on a device
       (use example.simpleconf as a template) and then  run  SimpleConf    and
       select that device.

ADDING SCRIPTS
       To  use  a  script  simple copy the script folder into your .simpleconf
       directory on your simpleconf device, then configure it as  needed  (see
       the  scripts  README  file for more). Once done, simply add the name of
       the script (the name of the folder) into the scripts file in your .sim‐
       plconf directory.

CREATING SCRIPTS
       Writing  scripts for SimpleConf  is very simple. The scripts can be any
       standard bash script (and hence, you can call anything  you  want  from
       these bash scripts).

       Where  scriptname  is the name of the script, a script must be a folder
       named scriptname, an executable file named scriptname.sh,  and  prefer‐
       ably  a  README  file.   The README file should contain information for
       users on how to configure the script.

       The easiest way to see how scripts are made is to look at  an  existing
       one and then make your own using it as a template.

BUGS
       No known bugs as of writing.

AUTHOR
       Gareth "Lattyware" Latty (info@lattyware.co.uk)

SimpleConf V1.2                  23rd Feb 2008                   SimpleConf(1)

This has two example scripts (helloworld and networksetup) and a slightly improved scripting system. Should be backwards compatible to most extents and purposes.

Old Stuff:

Edit: V1.2: (Old Version, Please See Top)

Once again, It's 4AM when I push out another new version. This is pretty full featured, it's a little more fool-friendly now.

So It all Makes Sense, The Old Stuff:

Edit: Just made V1.1 - mainly graphical updates and a few things to make it more streamlined.

(Old Version, Please See Top)

This picture is from V1.0, Not oh-so-much has changed:

Quote:

WARNING: SimpleConf indicriminitely runs scripts without any checks. NEVER run SimpleConf as root (scripts requiring root access should call using 'gksudo'), and NEVER run SimpleConf on devices you cannot verify. There could be malicious scripts there. SimpleConf is designed for usage with Read-Only mediums, and should not be used on permanent systems (where it should not be necicary anyway) as there a malicious script could cause permanent damage.

This code is GPL V3d. See LICENCE for more.

SimpleConf is a Python program that runs scripts to configure your LiveCD or LiveCD-style system.

To run SimpleConf do ./simpleconf from within the simpleconf directory.

You will need to put a simpleconf configuration folder into the root directory of a volume to be able to do anything with simpleconf.
The basic structure is this:

/path/to/device/mountpoint/
.simpleconf/
simpleconf.sh
simpleconf
(other files and directories as required)

An example is included as example.simpleconf.

Scripts for simpleconf should be distributed as follows:

scriptname/
scriptname.sh
(other files and directories as required)

this should then be placed in the .simpleconf directory by the user, who should also add a cal to scriptname.sh in simpleconf.sh.

Dependancies: Dbus, GTK, Python

Written by Gareth Latty (Lattyware)

It's 2AM here, so I'm off. Hopefully this'll be useful. The basic idea is that it automatically sets things up and runs things so you don't have to do it every time if you use the LiveCD a lot. This has not been tested much (read: at all) so it'll probably be buggy (for now, at least).

version2 · 02-14-08

Interesting. I'm not sure I fully understand what configs it loads.

Slight changes to make (web developer's perspective):
+ The information text "label" and the warning text "label" start at different x positions.
+ You don't need to repeat the title "SimpleConf" because it already says that on the title bar.
+ Why are the information/warning text labels so far to the right? Why are those icons so small?

Otherwise, great!

mrtn400 · 02-14-08

Nice. +Rep.

lattyware · 02-14-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by version2

Interesting. I'm not sure I fully understand what configs it loads.

Slight changes to make (web developer's perspective):
+ The information text "label" and the warning text "label" start at different x positions.
+ You don't need to repeat the title "SimpleConf" because it already says that on the title bar.
+ Why are the information/warning text labels so far to the right? Why are those icons so small?

Otherwise, great!

Yeah, blame glade for that. I'm still trying to work out how to make it all expand out how I want it to.

Edit: V1.1 fixes it.

R3ap3R · 02-14-08

Awesome; once it is set up on the build, I will write a FAQ for it... probably ask you a bunch of questions...

REP +

lattyware · 02-14-08

It's actually pretty easy to use (that was kinda the idea :P) and develop for. The idea is anyone can write scripts for it, but we set up a repository of useful stuff & stuff people can customize to suit them so it's easy to setup.

R3ap3R · 02-14-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by lattyware

It's actually pretty easy to use (that was kinda the idea :P) and develop for. The idea is anyone can write scripts for it, but we set up a repository of useful stuff & stuff people can customize to suit them so it's easy to setup.

I was being sarcastic

But we do need to make it easy enough that a win-dose user can figure it out....

lattyware · 02-14-08

If you try it out you'll see - it should run fine with most distros stock.

It's literally click on the device that looks like the one you want and hit load.

I'll probably make an update where it identifies the device automagically (problem is this means mounting stuff automatically, which might be considered objectionable) - so you don't get a list of devices that some people might not understand.

lattyware · 02-16-08

Testing and feedback would be great, if anyone has some spare time.

R3ap3R · 02-16-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by lattyware

I would not mind some testing and feedback on this? I put in quite a lot of work :P

I was playing with it last night... had a hard time accessing the config file because of "user permission error", but figured it out.... pretty amazing, actually. Check this ppl: If you don't install the OS, but just run off of a liveCD, you lose all your configuration settings and customizations. This lets you have a local file that remembers everything for you... pretty awesome work

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