UmVirt LFS Assistant

About

Every GNU/Linux distro is provide helper software. Umvirt LFS is not exception.

Main purpose of "UmVirt LFS Assistant" service is running various comands inside operating system. Commands stored not in application or script file but in remote database.

Runing scripts from Internet server is not good idea. So you can deploy "UmVirt LFS Assistant" service in local network machine to prevent hacker atacks and downtimes.

Commands list

Please select release to get commands list: 0.1, 0.2, 0.2.1, 0.2.2

Assistant installation

  1. According to Chapter 24 of ULFS book add XORG_CONFIG & XORG_PREFIX environment variables
  2. In file /etc/profile add followed strings:
    export UMVIRT_ASSISTANT_URL=https://umvirt.com/linux/assistant/
    export UMVIRT_PACKAGES_URL=https://umvirt.com/linux/packages/
    export UMVIRT_RELEASE=0.1
  3. Relogin
  4. Download chimp script:
    wget --no-check-certificate https://umvirt.com/linux/assistant/chimp -O /bin/chimp
  5. Make it executable:
    chmod +x /bin/chimp
  6. Run it:
    chimp
    If everything is ok next message should appear:
    CHIMP IS READY TO ACCEPT COMMANDS

Usage

Install package

Package installation become more simple (mc for example):
chimp install mc

Running commands from assistant service

Running comands is also simple (check_environment for example):
chimp check_environment