OS/Preference¶

Field	Value
Purpose	Declares preferred system tools per concern — package manager, firewall, network, cron, MAC
Repo	AmadlaOrg/Entities/OS/Preference
Entity URI	`amadla.org/entity/os/preference@v1.0.0`
Parent	OS

Schema¶

Property	Type	Description
`network`	string	Preferred network tool: `nmcli`, `netplan`, `ifupdown`, `systemd-networkd`, `networkmanager`
`firewall`	string	Preferred firewall backend: `ufw`, `iptables`, `nftables`, `firewalld`
`mac`	string	Mandatory Access Control system: `selinux`, `apparmor`, `none` (default: `none`)
`mac_mode`	string	MAC enforcement mode: `enforcing`, `permissive` (SELinux) or `enforce`, `complain` (AppArmor) or `disabled`
`package_managers`	object	Package manager preferences
`package_managers.default`	string	Default package manager (e.g., `dnf`, `apt`, `pacman`, `brew`) — required within object
`package_managers.additional`	array of strings	Additional package managers available (e.g., `snap`, `flatpak`, `nix`)
`cron`	string	Preferred scheduling backend: `crontab`, `systemd-timer`
`service_manager`	string	Preferred service management: `systemd`, `openrc`, `sysvinit`

Example¶

_type: amadla.org/entity/os/preference@v1.0.0
_body:
  network: netplan
  firewall: nftables
  mac: apparmor
  mac_mode: enforce
  package_managers:
    default: apt
    additional:
      - snap
      - flatpak
  cron: systemd-timer
  service_manager: systemd

RHEL-family example¶

_type: amadla.org/entity/os/preference@v1.0.0
_body:
  network: nmcli
  firewall: firewalld
  mac: selinux
  mac_mode: enforcing
  package_managers:
    default: dnf
  cron: crontab
  service_manager: systemd

Consumers¶

Tool	How It Uses OS/Preference
lay	Selects package manager backend from `package_managers.default`
enjoin	Selects firewall, network, cron, and service backends from preferences
enjoin-network	Uses `network` preference to choose configuration tool
enjoin-selinux	Reads `mac` and `mac_mode` to determine SELinux configuration