Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation
Keyboard loggers on public computers freak me out, and lugging my laptop around and hoping Internet cafes will let me plug in doesn't sound too great. I may end up doing that though. No big deal. If keyboard loggers are your only problem, google for usage of ssh+otp (one-time passwords). Peter But I've got to think about bank passwords and all that. a boot cd is not going to help you if a cafe has a hardware key logger and how many internet cafes let you reboot their machines with your own cd? or do they? I have never tried! Hardware key loggers? Diabolical. Sounds like I need to bring my laptop. - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation
I've read a little about how custom LiveCDs can be built with catalyst. I do like to keep my system very minimal so I wonder how it would work to use a LiveCD as my only workstation. Are LiveCDs ready to be used in this way? I really like the idea of being able to walk up to any computer, pop in a CD, reboot, and be working on my system. What do you guys think about this? I guess this would require two CD drives in order to access another CD from the OS? - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation
The Ramdisk option eliminates the need for two CD drives in most situations (not a good idea for low-memory systems), and I've seen others use this kind of setup in tandem with a USB key drive for storage.On 4/29/05, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've read a little about how custom LiveCDs can be built withcatalyst.I do like to keep my system very minimal so I wonder how itwould work to use a LiveCD as my only workstation.Are LiveCDs readyto be used in this way?I really like the idea of being able to walk up to any computer, pop in a CD, reboot, and be working on my system.What do you guys think about this?I guess this would require two CD drives in order to access another CDfrom the OS?- Grant --gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation
Take a look at Slax 5.0.4. It's small, kde 3.4.0, dhcp. k3b, all the desktop essentials, etc., and you can save your settings/configs either on floppy, HD, or their web site, so you don't even have to carry a floppy or USB key around. Slax mounts all HD disks, and you can save your work easily. I've tried lots of live cd's, and this IMO is the best, most up-to-date, and easy to use. I've used it on several boxes, and it detects everything, and it all works. Copy to ram, and the slaxconf.mo file is easily updated. Easy to add modules for other apps. Good forum too. http://slax.linux-live.org/ How is that better than mastering your own Gentoo LiveCD with catalyst though? It seems like if I'll end up with the same thing (Linux on a CD), I should stick with what I know (Gentoo). - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation
On Friday 29 April 2005 02:48 pm, Grant wrote: Take a look at Slax 5.0.4. It's small, kde 3.4.0, dhcp. k3b, all the desktop essentials, etc., and you can save your settings/configs either on floppy, HD, or their web site, so you don't even have to carry a floppy or USB key around. Slax mounts all HD disks, and you can save your work easily. I've tried lots of live cd's, and this IMO is the best, most up-to-date, and easy to use. I've used it on several boxes, and it detects everything, and it all works. Copy to ram, and the slaxconf.mo file is easily updated. Easy to add modules for other apps. Good forum too. http://slax.linux-live.org/ How is that better than mastering your own Gentoo LiveCD with catalyst though? It seems like if I'll end up with the same thing (Linux on a CD), I should stick with what I know (Gentoo). - Grant I guess you could brew one up after you got a minimalist Gentoo install configured to your liking, taking care that the total size didn't exceed 700mb compressed. However, my understanding is that Gentoo Live Cds are essentially designed just for installing Gentoo, not a full featured and functional desktop live cd. Slax is very high performance, and everything is already done, and you can add modules on boot from your HD, or brew up a whole new expanded cd that includes your added stuff. The kill bill version has wine, etc., for running some windows apps. The Slax iso is only 200mb even with kde-3.4.0, so it's got lots of expansion possibilities since you could theoretically add 500mb more stuff and still have it compressed onto one cd.. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation
I guess you could brew one up after you got a minimalist Gentoo install configured to your liking, taking care that the total size didn't exceed 700mb compressed. However, my understanding is that Gentoo Live Cds are essentially designed just for installing Gentoo, not a full featured and functional desktop live cd. Slax is very high performance, and everything is already done, and you can add modules on boot from your HD, or brew up a whole new expanded cd that includes your added stuff. The kill bill version has wine, etc., for running some windows apps. The Slax iso is only 200mb even with kde-3.4.0, so it's got lots of expansion possibilities since you could theoretically add 500mb more stuff and still have it compressed onto one cd.. Thanks a lot for everyone's help. I definitely learned a lot about LiveCDs and now I've got to roll this over in my head some more. What I'm really trying to do is figure out the best way to manage my business over the Internet while I travel around. Keyboard loggers on public computers freak me out, and lugging my laptop around and hoping Internet cafes will let me plug in doesn't sound too great. I may end up doing that though. No big deal. - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
