I just read an announcement that Debian now includes OpenStack cloud stuff. I checked using apt-cache:
“apt-cache search openstack
glance – OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service
glance-api – OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service – API
glance-common – OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service – Common
glance-registry – OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service – Registry
python-glance – OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service – Python client library
python-glance-doc – OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service – Documentation
openstack-dashboard – OpenStack Dashboard
openstack-dashboard-apache – OpenStack Dashboard – Apache support
python-django-horizon – Django module to provide web interaction with OpenStack
keystone – OpenStack identity service
keystone-doc – OpenStack identity service – documentation
python-keystone – OpenStack identity service – library
melange – IPAM management service for Openstack – Daemons
python-melange – IPAM management service for Openstack – Python library
nova-api – OpenStack Compute – API frontend
nova-common – OpenStack Compute – common files
nova-compute – OpenStack Compute – compute node
nova-compute-kvm – OpenStack Compute – compute node (KVM)
nova-compute-lxc – OpenStack Compute – compute node (LXC)
nova-compute-uml – OpenStack Compute – compute node (UserModeLinux)
nova-compute-xen – OpenStack Compute – compute node (Xen)
nova-console – OpenStack Compute – Console
nova-doc – OpenStack Compute – documentation
nova-network – OpenStack Compute – Network manager
nova-objectstore – OpenStack Compute – object store
nova-scheduler – OpenStack Compute – virtual machine scheduler
nova-volume – OpenStack Compute – storage
nova-xcp-network – OpenStack Compute network plugin for the Xen Cloud Platform
nova-xcp-plugins – OpenStack Compute plugin for the Xen Cloud Platform
nova-xvpvncproxy – OpenStack Compute – XVP VNC proxy
python-nova – OpenStack Compute – libraries
python-openstack-common – Common code for Openstack Projects.
python-openstackx – client library for OpenStack
python-keystoneclient – client library for the OpenStack Keystone API
melange-client – Melange client
python-melangeclient – client API library for Melange
python-novaclient – client library for OpenStack Compute API
python-quantumclient – client API library for Quantum
quantum-common – OpenStack Virtual network service – common files
quantum-plugin-cisco – OpenStack Virtual network service – cisco plugin
quantum-plugin-linuxbridge – OpenStack Virtual network service – linux bridge plugin
quantum-plugin-linuxbridge-agent – OpenStack Virtual network service – linuxbridge agent
quantum-plugin-nicira – OpenStack Virtual network service – nicira NVP plugin
quantum-plugin-openvswitch – OpenStack Virtual network service – openvswitch plugin
quantum-plugin-openvswitch-agent – OpenStack Virtual network service – openvswitch agent
quantum-plugin-ryu – OpenStack Virtual network service – ryu plugin
quantum-plugin-ryu-agent – OpenStack Virtual network service – openvswitch agent
quantum-plugin-sample – OpenStack Virtual network service – sample plugin
quantum-server – OpenStack Virtual network service – server
python-swift – OpenStack Object Storage – libraries
swift – OpenStack Object Storage – common files
swift-account – OpenStack Object Storage – account server
swift-container – OpenStack Object Storage – container server
swift-doc – OpenStack Object Storage – documentation
swift-object – OpenStack Object Storage – object server
swift-proxy – OpenStack Object Storage – proxy server”

That looks like some useful stuff. Soon there will be a Masters degree in Debian packages. It’s such a huge body of information. I will give it a try when resting between blogging, eating, sleeping and landscaping… With just the two of us at home, it might take some creativity to find a use for all that sofware.

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