Re: [CentOS] SquashFS: how good is it?
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:44 PM, JohnS jse...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 2010-10-12 at 14:37 -0400, Boris Epstein wrote: Hello listmates, Have any of you used SquashFS? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SquashFS We have tried it on small file sets, seems good but if you have experience using it, especially to store/archive lage volumes of files, please share your experience. Thanks. --- It is used in the making of Live CDs as in Linux. CentOS Live CD 5 uses I was unable to mount it read/write, if that matters. Error said it could only be mounted read-only. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Why WOL? ( WAS: Re: Getting Wake on lan to work )
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Drew drew@gmail.com wrote: On a semi-related subtopic, Why do I want WoL? What concrete examples are there where it's useful? I understand what it is and how it works but the why has eluded me. You want to VNC or SSH into a remote workstation that happens to be asleep. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] OT: linux desktop market share more than 1%
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Bill Campbell cen...@celestial.com wrote: On the other hand, when she wanted to do things with digital photos from here camera, she constantly had problems dealing with file transfers using a USB flash card reader, mostly properly unmounting and/or finding the proper data (she has a Psy.D. so is hardly a dummy). I suggested she get a Macbook when she needed a laptop, and I get far fewer calls for assistance on this than on the Linux box, and will probably replace the Linux system with an iMac when the Linux hardware goes south. Fun thread. I'm a software developer with decent Linux chops going back 15 years or so. After leaving Windows, I used Linux as my main workstation for a couple of years before switching to OSX. It is simply a no-brainer. Almost everything on OSX just works, all the time, and when it doesn't, it's pretty easy to fix. Contrast that to Linux where my complex X config (multiple graphics drivers and big monitors) broke every time I did a distro upgrade, plus all the other random hardware crap that halfway worked or never worked, even after spending hours on it. I have to hack on things all day for my job, I want my tools - i.e. my workstation and OS - to Just Work. I COULD fix most stuff, but why stick myself in the eye with a fork if I don't have to? OSX has all the power of *nix, and none of the hassles; and decades of UI experience and focus from Apple make for an extremely usable and stable GUI. Linux on servers is a no brainer, Linux on the desktop is only appropriate if you (or the geek who supports your desktop) loves to hack on Desktop Linux. I will admit things are getting better all the time, and some pre-built linux desktops and laptops are pretty sweet, but still not as slick (and stable over long-term upgrades) as OSX. Thanks, -- Chad ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Where can I find list of Core and Base install groups?
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:52 PM, John R. Dennison j...@gerdesas.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 07:42:41PM -0700, Chad Woolley wrote: e.g. what packages are in them, as well as other groups or group-related options which may exist... man yum; look for grouplist and groupinfo. grouplist will give you a list of known groups and groupinfo will give you details about a specific group. Thanks, should have checked the manpage first. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Amazon Linux AMI based on CentOS?
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Eric Feldhusen efeldhusen.li...@gmail.com wrote: It appears to be, based on the testing AMI I've deployed. What AMI id is this, please? Thanks, -- Chad ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Amazon Linux AMI based on CentOS?
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Chad Woolley thewoolley...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Eric Feldhusen efeldhusen.li...@gmail.com wrote: It appears to be, based on the testing AMI I've deployed. What AMI id is this, please? I'm curious, because the in the EC2 AWS console AMI browser, the only his for Amazon Images and Cent OS platform is ami-7ea24a17, which is an HVM image (can't be run in a regular non-HVM instance). ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Where can I find list of Core and Base install groups?
e.g. what packages are in them, as well as other groups or group-related options which may exist... Thanks, -- Chad ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] How to simulate minimal ISO install using stage2 image file?
Hello, I'm working on a project which automates creation of EC2 AMI images. To do this, you must use a running EC2 instance to mount an image file in a chroot jail. My problem is that I want to create an AMI that looks exactly like a minimal (nothing selected) install from the CentOS ISO image, but the stage2 image [1] file is much more minimal than that. e.g., it doesn't have yum, groups, devices, networking, etc set up as you would if you had run the ISO minimal install on a real or virtual box. I can't mount the ISO directly in the chroot (as far as I know, but I could be wrong). My question is, how can I make the mounted stage2.img chroot jail look just like a minimal ISO install? I could manually create everything (which I have started), but this is a lot of work, and I'm likely to miss something that an ISO build would have (e.g. some group). Is there some other standard CentOS script I can run after mounting the stage2.img which will do everything the installer does? Can I run the installer manually with some kickstart script? Pointers to references and documentation are welcome... Thanks, -- Chad [1] http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/centos/5.5/os/x86_64/images/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Using Make in frequent cron job
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Kenneth Porter sh...@sewingwitch.com wrote: Is there a way to get Make to be silent when it does nothing, but have its normal verbosity when something is made? You can write a wrapper script and run it in a subshell to capture the output. Pretend echo is make: a=$(echo 'made something') # no output if echo $a | grep 'made something' /dev/null; then echo $a fi HTH, -- Chad ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to simulate minimal ISO install using stage2 image file?
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Chad Woolley thewoolley...@gmail.com wrote: I'm working on a project which automates creation of EC2 AMI images. To do this, you must use a running EC2 instance to mount an image file in a chroot jail. My problem is that I want to create an AMI that looks exactly like a minimal (nothing selected) install from the CentOS ISO image I did some research - it looks like I might be able to do this with kickstart: http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Installation_Guide/s1-kickstart2-startinginstall.html However, I'm unsure exactly which of those options to use. This seems like a common task - are there any good tutorials which show the exact process to create an basic CentOS image in a chroot via kickstart? Thanks, -- Chad ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
