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FAI uses the Debian distribution and a collection of shell- and Perl-scripts for the installation process. Cfengine, shell, and Perl scripts make changes to the configuration files of the operating system. Using FAI, a fully automatic installation of a Linux cluster which consists of 16 dual Pentium PC's was performed.
FAI's target group are system administrators who must install Debian onto one or even hundreds of computers. Because it's a general purpose installation tool, it can be used for installing a beowulf cluster, a rendering farm or a linux laboratory or a classroom. Also, large-scale linux networks with different hardware and different installation requirements are easy to establish using FAI.
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User guide available in ASCII, HTML, PDF, and PostScript formats from http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/Support contacts
| Help List | <linux-fai@uni-koeln.de> |
| Developer List | <linux-fai@uni-koeln.de> |
| Bug List | <linux-fai@uni-koeln.de> |
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| Source repository | cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@poolserver.informatik.uni-koeln.de:/home/fai/cvs login password fai |
| Interfaces | console |
| Programs | fai-kernels |
| Source languages | Shell script, Perl |
| Use requirements | Perl, cfengine, Debian distribution |
| License verified by | Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2000-12-12 |
| Entry compiled by | Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> |
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