> What I expect is a tool able to set the WHOLE laptop > configuration according to the current environment. > > For example, at home I use my wired network with a Xinerama'd > Xsession in 16bits. At work, I am using a wireless connection > and no Xinerama. My printers are different, etc...
Ifupdown is more capable than a lot of people realize, although of course it should only be used to change the system configuration as a function of the network environment. You can put arbitrary configuration commands on "up" and "down" lines in /etc/network/interfaces. You can arbitrarily shuffle configuration files around as you wish using the mv command. If you want to organize such shuffling you can make use of switchconf. In most cases, though, I find that there is a better way to implement dynamic configuration than by shuffling configuration files. To set the mail relay use the set-mail-relay script that comes in the ifupdown-roam package[1]. To update /etc/resolv.conf use the resolvconf package[2]. To update the printer list use a script like that included in bug report #204847. To mount and umount drives use a script like that included in #204750 . Etc. [1] http://panopticon.csustan.edu/thood/ifupdown-roam.html [2] http://alioth.debian.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1227 -- Thomas
