Linux Package Management (Distribute Your App)

Title	Linux package management (distribute your app)
Overview	High level description of what the student will do
Prerequisite Knowledge	What topics and tools does the student need to know prior to beginning this activity?
Learning Objectives	What should the student be able to do after completing this activity?

Background:

Is there background reading material?

• What are the various software installation methods on Linux: http://www.howtogeek.com/191245/beginner-geek-how-to-install-software-on-linux/
• http://www.control-escape.com/linux/lx-swinstall.html
• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwarePackagingFormats
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_packaging_standards
• https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines?rd=Packaging/Guidelines#Writing_a_package_from_scratch
• http://www.rpm.org/wiki/Docs

Are there other activities the student should have done first?

What is the rationale for this activity?

Include helpful hints to faculty here.

Directions:

• Build your own linux package
  • Pre-req
    • 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)
  • http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-rpm1/
  • Directions
    • 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.
    • 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)
    • Have each student in the class pair up and try to install the other person's RPM and run the new command
  • 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

Deliverables:

What will the student hand in?

Assessment:

How will the activity be graded?

How will learning will be measured?

Include sample assessment questions/rubrics.

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

Comments:

What should the instructor know before using this activity?

What are some likely difficulties that an instructor may encounter using this activity?

Additional Information:

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	What does the student need? Internet access, IRC client, Git Hub account, LINUX machine, etc.?
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.
License	Under which license is this material made available? (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)

Suggestions for Open Source Community:

Suggestions for an open source community member who is working in conjunction with the instructor.

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