Linux Package Management (Distribute Your App)

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Title	Linux package management (distribute desktop apps) (build your own linux package)
Overview	Students will learn about rpm and dnf/yum package tooling and then actually create their own package from code, upload it to a public package repository and finally have a classmate install their compiled package. This can be advertised to students as being able to distribute their own linux-based application to the world.
Prerequisite Knowledge	Students should be familiar with: Beginner Shell knowledge (linux command line) Getting around the linux file system, sudo'ing, editing files, etc. Making and compiling Linux software code
Learning Objectives	Upon completion, students should be able to: Install RPM's and use the dnf/yum command to inspect and install packages Make and Compile existing code into a binary RPM package Upload a package to an online repository Install the package from an online repository

Is there background reading material?

Are there other activities the student should have done first?

What is the rationale for this activity?

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Learn about yum and dnf. Have students find it themselves. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNF_(software),
Use an existing, easy, mature, yet small project like wget or top (or something that doesn't come standard on most systems) to have students compile and make and package.
- See example of packaging the `wget` command
Have students rename it so the command line can be run as a test
Have students host the package on a web source (ftp? Some free internet service that makes the .rpm accessible by URL)
- Package Repo location
  - http://copr.fedorainfracloud.org - Use this for students to make their own packages and repositories
  - https://fedorahosted.org/copr/ - The actual community / project page where user manuals and developer resources exist
Have each student in the class pair up and try to install the other person's RPM and run the new command

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Criteria	Level 1 (fail)	Level 2 (pass)	Level 3 (good)	Level 4 (exceptional)
The purpose of the project
Why the project is open source

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ACM Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit	What ACM Computing Curricula 2013 knowledge area and units does this activity cover? ACM_Body_of_Knowledge
ACM Topic	What specific topics are addressed? The Computing Curriucula 2013 provides a list of topics - https://www.acm.org/education/CS2013-final-report.pdf
Level of Difficulty	Is this activity easy, medium or challenging?
Estimated Time to Completion	How long should it take for the student to complete the activity?
Materials/Environment	Access to the shell of a Linux operating system that uses RPM (virtualized or on hardware can work) root access is likely needed - another good vote for virtualized systems (might use openshift or virtualbox)
Author	Who wrote this activity?
Source	Is there another activity on which this activity is based? If so, please provide a link to the original resource.
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Suggestions for an open source community member who is working in conjunction with the instructor.