thanks for your comments. it's just a fairly typical situation, with
people in the vicinity with wireless laptops and a desire to take
reasonable precautions either at work or home. and a few laptops that
can legitimately connect. this is just one layer of the defence, i'm
not particularly
Hi I was wondering if any recommendations for a Distro for a single use
machine.
I have an slimline IBM that was running 98 something on a network, most
bullet proof thing we ever had. I was wanting it to run GRAMPS and maybe
a very thin wordprocessor and nothing else but a keyboard, mouse and
On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:32:23 David Lowe wrote:
Just a suggestion... are we thinking too hard about this? Maybe we just
drop down to having a monthly social gathering. Just put the kettle on, put
in a few bucks for biccys and stand around and chat. Go home after an hour
if thats what you want
You could try a cutdown version or spin yourself a distro with only the
things that you need on it
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From: Linux on Back2Go [mailto:li...@back2go.co.nz]
Sent: Monday, 26 January 2009 11:36 am
To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: Distro for a single use machine
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:25:15 Jeff Mitchell wrote:
I read the Software Freedom Day sites, but I don't think it has received
enough mainstream coverage. We should have TVNZ, Tv3 and RadioNZ there,
along with an MP or two. Linux has plenty of success at the moment, but
it would be nice to have
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Linux on Back2Go li...@back2go.co.nz wrote:
Hi I was wondering if any recommendations for a Distro for a single use
machine.
I have an slimline IBM that was running 98 something on a network, most
bullet proof thing we ever had. I was wanting it to run GRAMPS
It is official. The next LCA (linux.conf.au), the biggest and best FOSS
conference around, will be held in Wellington.
More here:
http://www.penguinsvisiting.org.nz/
http://nzoss.org.nz/news/2009/lca-2010-coming-to-wellington
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:56:31 Nick Rout wrote:
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Linux on Back2Go li...@back2go.co.nz
wrote:
Hi I was wondering if any recommendations for a Distro for a single use
machine.
I have an slimline IBM that was running 98 something on a network, most
bullet
Hi all,
I'm buying one these, with a 160Gb hard drive and Windows XP. Anyone else
bought one (either 120Gb HD or 160Gb HD) and put Linux on it (which is
what I want to do)? What distro, what caveats? How did it work out?
Thanks,
Andrew
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Andrew Sands sand...@clear.net.nz wrote:
try xubunru
or even xubuntu??
yeah sorry
Andrew Errington wrote, On 26/01/09 13:53:
I'm buying one these, with a 160Gb hard drive and Windows XP. Anyone else
bought one (either 120Gb HD or 160Gb HD) and put Linux on it (which is
what I want to do)? What distro, what caveats? How did it work out?
I'd buy the asus over the acer
Ok, handy. I hadn't found the biffsocko page, but it is specific to the
HD version. The other ones concern the SSD version. If Ubuntu works then
pretty much any derivative will (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Mepis, ad nauseum).
Unfortunately, IMHO the Asus keyboard sucks rocks, and so does the
touchpad.
On Monday 26 January 2009 11:37:12 Payne, Owen wrote:
You could try a cutdown version or spin yourself a distro with only the
things that you need on it
-Original Message-
From: Linux on Back2Go [mailto:li...@back2go.co.nz]
Sent: Monday, 26 January 2009 11:36 am
To:
Have you checked out puppy linux?
works great on a usb stick and older hardware?
Regards
Michael
Hi I was wondering if any recommendations for a Distro for a single use
machine.
I have an slimline IBM that was running 98 something on a network, most
bullet proof thing we ever had. I
Yes but on a machine that old, compiling a gentoo install even with a
minimal package installation will take the best part of 2 or 3 days.
Safer bet is something like puppy or dsl or one of the others that
abound.
-Original Message-
From: Christopher Sawtell [mailto:csawt...@gmail.com]
On Monday 26 January 2009 15:09:21 Payne, Owen wrote:
Yes but on a machine that old, compiling a gentoo install even with a
minimal package installation will take the best part of 2 or 3 days.
You didn't read the totallity of my posting!!!
Safer bet is something like puppy or dsl or one of
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Payne, Owen owen.pa...@ccc.govt.nz wrote:
Yes but on a machine that old, compiling a gentoo install even with a
minimal package installation will take the best part of 2 or 3 days.
Safer bet is something like puppy or dsl or one of the others that
abound.
why
Just remember, brand ex-lease machines may be had for low hundreds.
Sometimes its just not worth your time.
I used to do a lot with ex-lease through old work, but far less now.
However I still have an account. If anyone wants to band together for a
bulk purchase please email
Although I like the idea of getting together for a geeky chin-wag over a
few beers,
I think that we can put together a few talks.
Occasionally people will turn up who are worth listening to and right
now we could
easily do a couple a talks right now.
I arranged for Derek to do a talk on what he
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Zane Gilmore gilmo...@crop.cri.nz wrote:
Although I like the idea of getting together for a geeky chin-wag over a
few beers,
I think that we can put together a few talks.
Speaking as a now-DunLUG pubgoer, I can say that the planned technical
content is very low
Hi guys, just thought I would introduce myself and say hello so long. I
am currently in South Africa but joined your group as I am immigrating
to New Zealand at the end of July. I am really wanting to settle and
find work in Christchurch, but from what I have seen so far it looks
like I might
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