Alterator

Alterator is a system configuration framework.

Architecture

Alterator is layered:

backends

implement system interaction,

frontends

implement GUI and configuration logic,

interfaces

translate frontend GUI descriptions to the specific GUI (Qt or Web).

Frontend and interfaces are implemented in Scheme. Backend/frontend interaction is performed through sockets by the specific Lisp-inspired protocol.

Backends may be written in any language, and there are existing libraries for POSIX shell and Perl for dealing with frontend communication protocol.

Uses

Alterator is currently used

• in ALT Linux and Sisyphus as standalone configuration tool,
• in ALT Linux as a basic component for Installer.

License

Alterator is licensed under GPLv2 or later.

Source code

• alterator-* git repositories

Communication

• Mailing list devel-conf@lists.altlinux.org