Enhancing SUSE Linux Enterprise -
SUSE® Package Hub uncovering hidden gems
Scott Bahling sbahling@suse.com Topics
• openSUSE Build Service • openSUSE Packaging Community • Hidden Gems • Users of SUSE Linux Enterprise • Mining for Gems • SUSE Package Hub
2 The story begins here...
openSUSE Build Service
3 openSUSE Build Service
Community of Packagers
4 Packaging for SUSE Linux Enterprise
5 Built for SUSE Linux Enterprise
~25,000 Source Packages
1 statistic from May 2014 for SLES 11 builds excluding home projects
6 Hidden Gems
Could they be valuable to SUSE Enterprise customers?
7 Extra Batteries not included
8 Extra Open Source Packages
What are the options?
9 Option 1
Feature Request
10 Business Case
↗ Volume vs. ↘ Margin
11 Option 2
Build it yourself
12 Do you feel lucky?
● Find community portal
13 Do you feel lucky?
● Find community portal ● Download Source
14 Do you feel lucky?
● Find community portal ● Download Source ● Read Installation Instructions
15 Do you feel lucky?
● Find community portal ● Download Source ● Read Installation Instructions ● Build
16 Your Lucky Day!
● Find community portal ● Download Source ● Read Installation Instructions ● Build ● Install & Use
17 Not your lucky day!
● Find community portal ● Download Source ● Read Installation Instructions ● Build Build Failures
18 DIY
Isolation
19 Not alone
Package Community
20 Hidden Gems
Could they be valuable to SUSE Enterprise customers?
21 Finding Hidden Gems
How can customers find them?
22 Finding Hidden Gems
How can customers find out about them?
23 Uncovering Hidden Gems
24 Uncovering Hidden Gems
25 Uncovering Hidden Gems
26 Perils of Uncovering Hidden Gems
27 Uncovering Hidden Gems
28 Wha?
29 This Sucks!
There Must Be A Better Way!
30 A Better Way
SUSE Package Hub • OBS Project to Coordinate and Consolidate Useful Packages for SLE customers. • Policies and Checks to Protect Customer's Investment in SUSE Support Services. • Community Maintained | Community Supported • Easy Access For Customers
31 A Better Way
SUSE Package Hub • OBS Project to Coordinate and Consolidate Useful Packages for SLE customers. • Policies and Checks to Protect Customer's Investment in SUSE Support Services. • Community Maintained | Community Supported • Damn-Easy Access For Customers
32 SCC
33 OBS Project
openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12
34 Protect
Packaging Policies • Follow openSUSE Policies • Packages must be derived from Factory • No conflicts with SUSE Linux Enterprise packages • Version updates up to maintainers • Veto rights of involved teams • Security issues https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Backports_Packaging_Policy
35 Contribute!
Packager's Workflow
• Add openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12/standard/x86_64
• Submit to openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12 • Source Revisions must be... … checked into Factory … contained in an SR to Factory
https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Backports_Package_Submission_Process
36 Please feed!
Current Status
• chromium • protobuf • irssi • scite • mosh • sshfs • mumble • tmux • ninja • znc • perl-switch pwgen (coming soon!)
37 Benefits
What's in it for me?
38 Perks
phpMyAdmin
39 Perks
phpMyAdmin pwgen
40 Perks
phpMyAdmin pwgen SLE
41 Perks
_link
42 Perks
What if pwgen was in openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12?
43 Replace
SUSE:SLE-12:GA
44 …with this
openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12
45 …clean house
_link
46 Perks
Shared Resources
47 Perks
Community vs DIY
48 Change!
SUSE:SLE-12:GA
openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12
49 Call to Action!
Submit to Factory!
Submit to Backports!
50 Questions?
Thank you.
51 SUSE Package Hub
Please contribute! Submit your packages!
More info: https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Backports
Questions: [email protected]
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