Better yet, are there any Spacewalk-like software packages that work for both RedHat-based and Debian-based systems?
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4Tony, Landscape and Spacewalk are massive systems. Maybe you can elaborate on what it is you want these systems to do?– SpamapSApr 7, 2012 at 15:27
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1here is a demo of Foreman doing a debian install– user72013Jun 20, 2012 at 14:21
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maybe Amon would be a help if you want to keep everything simple– abzcodingJan 14, 2014 at 17:39
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In addition to straight Puppet and Spacewalk, there is a puppet-based system called "foreman" that does most of what you're looking for.
while the screenshot does show CentOS and Windows clients, it does have Ubuntu support
I've used it and I recommend giving it a go.
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What is needed to start using it? Can i take 3 clean comps and put on one Ubuntu any version and this programm and then how to make from network other 2 comps to install with ubuntu also? Dec 16, 2012 at 18:59
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I set up a foreman install. It works, I can see the various attached clients. I also have no idea what to do with them. I'm basically interested in using it for patch management, but I can't even figure out how to see what needs patching. I think I'm supposed to do something with puppet sensors (?), but the online library of them doesn't seem to have any for apt. Oct 12, 2016 at 19:37
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As of 2019, Landscape on-premises is free for small installations (10 servers + 10 VMs).
Installation instructions can be found here: How do I install Landscape for personal use?
It is also open source, with source code available on launchpad.
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1Note that this has changed. It's now 10 servers/VMs, and 50 "containers". Dec 31, 2016 at 8:50
According to the FAQ, Spacewalk supports Debian, so it may support Ubuntu as well.
If you are looking for configuration options for a large environment, you could take a look at Puppet.
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I am a big fan of Spacewalk, but last I checked the Debian support was not in that good o a shape. Foreman is much better adjusted and works with Ubuntu, see previous answer.– 0xF2Oct 23, 2015 at 14:27
You can try out vFense , which is still in Beta, but it supports Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, OS X and Windows. vFense is an open source cross platform patch management tool, that is also cross referencing vulnerability data from Ubuntu, Windows, and soon RedHat as well.
Full disclosure, I am the lead developer of the project.
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Welcome to AskUbuntu. Could you please describe a bit more this software? Apr 8, 2014 at 6:50
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1All the links above are dead. The link to the project is github.com/vFense/vFense– MaddinMay 31, 2017 at 11:02
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