[olug] Autopackage Experience

[Will Langford]

My experience with debian is that if you don't use a compatible license,
you're fscked.  They're rather zealotous about it.

-Will


On 9/18/07, Aaron Grothe <ajgrothe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hey All,
>
> Anybody have any experience in building autopackages?  I'm thinking
> about building one for metasploit and I'd appreciate a hand, if
> anybody is up for a little project.  The other option is LSB which I
> haven't really played with either yet.  I've also thought about
> seeing what it takes to get it politically accepted into Debian, but
> since it isn't under a Debian approved License, it might be a bit
> tough.
>
> Metasploit is a very cool tool for doing exploit testing.  It is
> actually like hacking in the movies.  Pick an exploit, Pick a target,
> Pick a payload and go.
>
> The Microsoft Windows version has a simple installer.  The Linux
> version is a bit more of a chore.
>
> I haven't played with autopackage yet, so I'm thinking that might be
> the way to build it to make it more accessible.  I've dorked around a
> bit with LSB, but have never done much with it.
>
> Is there a better solution than autopackage or LSB, besides the
> obvious three answers "Use Windows", "Why don't you use wine?" or the
> ever popular "I think gentoo has an ebuild for it".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron
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