Hi, All, I'm kind of a novice here myself, but here is my understanding of the answers to Chris's questions. Please let me know if I am mistaken:
1.) Overkill, maybe. But bigger is better, right? 2.) Can run on a virtual machine; in fact, there a VBox image available. But not a great idea for production? 3.) Maybe could be done with a script, but not ideal as there would be considerable bibliographic data missing, right? Importing some sort of retrospective conversion file (from Mitinet, MARCive, etc.) might be a better choice? 4.) Checkout Ubuntu.com -- LOTS of information. The Evergreen setup process is not exactly great for a novice -- not everything is available from a single repository and not installable via APT-GET, etc. So no graphical installation? Anyhow, I hope this helps Chris and gives others a chance to give more accurate information if it's out there. Thanks, all! --Tom On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Chris Hearns <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been thrust into helping a startup library setup their entire computer > system. > As an IT professional I am pretty well rounded with Computer systems, but I > am lacking Unbuntu knowledge, etc. > I have acquired a really good server to use, that I believe is overkill for > just running unbuntu and ever green. > > 8gig RAM > Duo 3.5 ghz processors > 5 80gig hard drives in Raid 5 > > Anyway, I'm a windows server guy and was wondering if Unbuntu and evergreen > would run on Microsoft Virtual machine if I configure it for windows server > 2003. If someone has this setup are there any issues you encountered from > the initial setup or later. > > > Evergreen questions > > The library was donated 80,000 items from another library. > > Can you import a record set like an excel file to populate the database? > How well would evergreen run that amount of records? > > Does anyone have additional documentation on unbuntu and evergreen setup > suitable for someone touching unbuntu for only the second day. > > Thanks in advance. > > Christopher Hearns > IT professional > Officially the Self-Proclaimed IT Director > Harrison Township Public Library >
