On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 18:15 -0700, PythonHack wrote: > Thank you Derek and Tim > > Which version(s) of ubuntu are you using?
I currently use Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (7.04) but Gutsy would be best. > I am told 7.10 includes python > 2.5 so I will need to use chroot to set up a python 2.4 virtual > environment for zc.buildout (I intend to follow Martin Aspelli's book). I just compiled my own python 2.4.4 but I wouldn't recommend this :) You should just be able to install python 2.4.x from backports (or whatever that repo is called). I then just do a: python2.4 paster create plone3_buildout (and configure from there). -Tim > > Is this how you handle it? > > Thanks again > Ian > > Better yet, does anyone have a buildout > > Derek Broughton wrote: > > PythonHack wrote: > > > >> Hey Plonistas > >> > >> I FINALLY get to set up a linux box! (there is a God after all) and I > >> need to impress the bean-counters. > >> > >> This box will be used for python/zope/plone development (and proof of > >> the stack) but I need a kickstart selecting a linux flavor. > >> > >> I have tons of DOS/windows experience (25+ years) but virtually none of > >> unix/linux. I am confident I can learn what I need to 'on the fly' but > >> right now the OS has to 'just work' (I can't get into compiling it, etc.) > >> > >> I need to setup multiple instances of plone 3 with zeo (via buildout) as > >> quickly as possible and with the absolute least difficulty. I may also > >> be setting up: > >> - pound with apache (it's a quad core box) > >> - entransit and/or deliverance > >> - varnish > >> > >> I had looked at centOS and ubuntu server. > > > > I run a CentOS and multiple Ubuntu machines, and the CentOS one is an > > absolute PITA. Ubuntu is much simpler. > >> I was about to install ubuntu server but I just noticed that it uses > >> .deb instead of .rpm. Is ubuntu going to be a limitation for me later > >> on, or are debian versions universally available? > > > > More so than rpms - I have far more headaches getting rpms to play nice > > together than I do with ubuntu and debs. Some days I could kill the guy > > who decided to go with CentOS. > > > > Just remember to completely ignore zope & plone in the package system > > (whether you use CentOS or Ubuntu) - they're practically stone-age. > > > > Also, put all Plone "sites" in their own zope databases (ZODB) - we didn't > > do that and retrofitting is becoming a problem... The system grew rather > > faster than expected :-) > > > _______________________________________________ > Product-Developers mailing list > Product-Developers@lists.plone.org > http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/product-developers _______________________________________________ Product-Developers mailing list Product-Developers@lists.plone.org http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/product-developers
