MP*51 for Mark Platek

Here are the projects I'm working on:

COSI Lab Build

I'm putting together the lab build (based on Ubuntu 9.04) that will be installed to all computers in the COSI lab. The plan is to create a Debian repository that holds a "metapackage" (a package that does nothing but install other packages) which will be updated with new software to be installed on lab build copmuters. The lab computers will automatically update themselves by installing the latest version of the metapackage. This way, there is no need to ghost the entire lab build out just to update a few packages.

I've learned about Ubuntu (having never worked with it before) and I know a great deal more than I did before about the way apt functions. I've also learned how to use clonezilla. I'm also learning a bit about networks and dhcp from trying to set static IPs, and I've learned more about bash scripting.

Here's an outline of what has been completed and what is still to be accomplished:

• Create the metapackage
• Set up the Debian repository and add the metapackage
• Create the initial lab build image
• Use clonezilla to manually clone the prepared image out to the COSI machines
• Update the initial image: fix bugs, set up for static IPs, revise desktop cleaning policy (incomplete)
• Set up a clonezilla server to facilitate the cloning process (incomplete)

Documentation is on the COSI wiki

KIOSCKAR

I've been helping out with setting up the `OS Zoo' using KIOSCKAR. Here are my contributions:

• Set up a machine to automatically back up VM images (with Bryan Rose) (in place but automatic update script is incomplete)
• Create Windows 95 and Windows 98SE images
• Bug test