On Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:34:47 -0500 Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rich Shepard wrote: > > > > Perhaps because we don't have a clear understanding of your > > problem we cannot offer a solution. I've not read anything that > > makes a multiuser linux system/network unsuitable for you. Please > > clarify if you wish to. > > > > I'll paraphrase some of what was snipped. > > The Unix heritage of Linux just "gets in the way". Unix was > intended to serve a large user base having diverse individual > needs simultaneously. This is what I don't understand. How does the multi-user/ multi-tasking system that Unix uses get in your way? If you don't want multiple users, simply never create accounts for them. That's what I do here. If you really want to enforce single-user mode, set your system to boot to that mode. I'm the only one with physical access to my system, unless some rude person breaks into my house, so I don't care. I have no user accounts other than myself. As for running apps from read-only media, set your /etc/fstab to mount /usr as read-only. I don't, because I'd have to remount it read/write whenever I updated my system. (Truly, I _like_ having a multi-tasking system. I can have, say, Firefox and/or Midori running, along with man, to check on documentation, which is usually local. I don't particularly like being on the Web all the time myself. Too darn many web-creatures. :-) [Who will get that reference, we wonders, yes, we wonders.] At the same time, I can be writing in Emacs, crunching the file buffer with Groff, and reading the resulting PDF with xpdf or qtpdfview. Actually, I'm using Emacs to write this, whilst Claws-Mail sits in the background.) Y'know, it occurs to me that what you might want is an Amiga. Lovely systems they were. Single user, multi-tasking. You won't get mine until you pry it out of my cold, dead hands. :-) I fear I can't help you with your Debian questions; I'm a Red Hat kinda guy. Hoping I didn't add too much noise to the conversation. --Dale -- Q: Why did the Klingon color his hair blond? A: Because it was a good day to dye.
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