ExMachinaTech

I’ve added a new systems infrastructure section to the site, where I can share my thoughts on systems administration and systems architecture.

It’s a work in progress (isn’t everything, really?) so feel free to check in periodically.

I have established a companion website for the book at

http://www.KickstartBook.net/

It’s a holdover site for now. Over time I will post book-related matters there, instead of here.

Ask and ye shall receive: Managing RPM-Based Systems with Kickstart and Yum is now available for your reading enjoyment.

Get your copy before they sell out!

Well, it’s a PDF, so O’Reilly technically has unlimited supply… but you know what I mean.

I’d like to take a brief moment to thank chromatic, my editor at O’Reilly, and my reviewers Derek Ashmore and Derek Torres. If there’s anything you like in the book, chances are it was their suggestion. All typos are mine.

novi 1.1.2 is available for download. There are no functional changes, just fixes for the build process. For example, some FC3 builds failed because I failed to include Expat as a linked library.

If you build novi from source, you may want to try this release.

Hello Everyone,

This site’s almost ready to go live. Thanks much for your patience, and an extra thanks to those who participated in the novi preview.

If you’re looking for that RPM-sorting tool I mention in this O’Reilly Network article, that’d be novi. Feel free to go grab a copy to try it out!