> > I have three Gentoo workstations. One is a laptop I take with me, and > > the other two are used by other people and stay at a remote location > > that I only visit occasionally. I would like nothing more than to > > have Gentoo and only Gentoo on these three machines but I'm scared of > > something not working at the wrong time. I'm happy to only make > > system changes according to GLSAs when I'm not at home base (where > > problems can be worked out slowly), but here are the two scenarios > > that freak me out: > > > > 1. I'm traveling and need to connect my laptop to strange Internet > > connections that (with Linux) require exotic configs. > > > > 2. I'm traveling and I apply a GLSA to one of the systems and > > something important breaks (network connectivity, xorg, etc). > > > > I do have VMware Workstation running XP on each system, but that > > relies on most of Gentoo working. I hate to say it, but it seems like > > maybe I should set up a dual-boot configuration on each of these > > machines so they can boot into Windows when Gentoo isn't working. The > > main issues I have with this are: > > > > 1. the remote administration problems > > > > 2. the security implications > > > > I've been running all of this over in my head, and I thought I'd get > > your guys' advice. From what I've read, dual booting XP with Linux is > > a real hassle. I could use 98SE instead, but it's really not as > > sweet. > > Get over it, maintain your system conservatively, without making major > changes on the road.
I've decided to take your advice here. I'm thinking I should be OK if the only updates I make from the road are because of GLSAs. - Grant -- [email protected] mailing list
