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About Source Mage

• Our history
• Social Contract
• Glossary of terms / Magic idiom
• Source Mage developers
• Our mirrors
• References
• Donations
• Contact us

Installing Source Mage

• Download Source Mage
• Install Source Mage
  • Install from the ISO
  • Install from the USB flash drive
  • Install from the chroot image

Using Source Mage

• Intro
• Sorcery
  • sorcery - the command – manage sorcery options and features
  • cast – install software
  • dispel – remove software
  • gaze – inspect software and system
  • summon – download software sources
  • scribe – manage software collections
  • cleanse – clean up the system from stale data
  • scribbler – switch between multiple software collections or use them all at once
  • Software with Sorcery support
• The Codex
  • Stable grimoire – production-ready environment
  • Stable-rc grimoire – ready for testing upcoming stable
  • Test grimoire – provides recent versions of programs
  • Games grimoire – play your favorite games on Linux
  • Z-rejected grimoire – use non-free blobs in your free system if you need to
  • Personal grimoires – use unofficial collections of software or create your own
• Init system
• HowTo's

Source Mage development

• Our needs
• How to contribute
• Become a part of our Team
• Keysigning guide for secure interactions
• Bug-tracking system
• Security format – strict rules for posting information about vulnerabilities
• Sorcery development:
  • Sorcery hacker's handbook – essential guide for working on Sorcery
  • libapi – reference for sorcery functions which can be used in spells
  • Root variables – special variables allowing different scenarios with chroots and custom installs
• Grimoire development:
  • Spellbook – reference material for making spells, contains a listing of each of the spell files, with information on the purpose of each file
  • Git guide – a guide to using our grimoire repository
  • Release process – stable grimoire update procedure in details
• Developer Organization:
  • Voting Policy
  • IRC Policy
  • E-mail Policy
• Hall of Fame for past developers