Current version: 0.0.0 (2 December 2023) [src]
act, the Administrative Compatibility
Tool, provides a consistent interface for system administration activities
across multiple types of Unix-like operating system.
The tool is intended to simplify administrative tasks across a heterogeneous estate, especially when performing automated updates or running under the control of a management interface. It is not intended to completely replace native administrative commands for more advanced usage.
User-defined hooks can be added, which run before and after each action.
Supported operating systems:
- Debian GNU/Linux 7 - 12 and derivatives
- (not yet)
AlmaLinux 8 - 9 - (not yet)
Rocky Linux 8 - 9 - (not yet)
OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 - (not yet)
CentOS 5 - 7 - (not yet)
OpenBSD 7.4 - (not yet)
FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE
Supported tasks include package installation, updating, reinstallation, and removal; and service listing, stopping, starting, restarting, and masking.
This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
- Source code: act-0.0.0.tar.gz [signature]
- Manual for act
- Git repository (at Codeberg)
- Issue tracker (at Codeberg)
To install act, follow these steps:
wget https://www.ivarch.com/programs/sources/act-0.0.0.tar.gz tar xzf act-0.0.0.tar.gz cd act-0.0.0-UNRELEASED sh ./configure make sudo make install
Comments, bug reports, and patches can be sent using the Issue tracker, or through the Contact Form.
News
0.0.0-UNRELEASED - 2 December 2023
- package created
- first draft of man page written
- support for systemd services
- support for Debian packages