Re: [gentoo-user] Remotely working on Gentoo systems
Il 11/06/2010 11:00, SpaceCake ha scritto:
You may give a chance to this. I'm not using every day, but it is a
very promising remote access solution. I think this is based on VNC as
well
[I] net-misc/nx
Available versions: 3.3.0-r1 ~3.3.0-r4 ~3.3.0-r5 3.4.0
[M]~3.4.0-r1 {rdesktop vnc}
Installed versions: 3.4.0(17.29.52 2010-05-12)
Homepage: http://www.nomachine.com/developers.php
Description: NX compression technology core libraries
NX is very simple to install
free for few simultaneous connections
efficient in low bandwidth situations
scalable to enterprise level
secured by https
available clients for almost every platform
andrea
[gentoo-user] Basic queries regarding installation from an outsider looking in
Hi all Thanks for the responses to my earlier query regarding co-location of Debian and Gentoo on the same HDD. I still have a few questions regarding an installation before I take the plunge: (1) Looking through the background docs, it occurs to me that if I wanted to install Gentoo on my system, I would need access to a second machine that is running all of the on-line docs that guide one through the installation process. Is this correct? If not, how does one refer to the (seemingly quite comprehensive) guidelines whilst in the middle of an installation? (2) When Gentoo installs its libraries, does this duplicate the libraries already on my machine? For instance - if I have OOo and KDE and Xfce4 loaded as part of my Debian Squeeze system, will Gentoo also install its own version of OOo, KDE and Xfce4 alongside the Deb files? I was thinking that this would have a number of implications in terms of space and (potentially) in how the drive is partitioned for the Gentoo installation ... unless I'm missing the point? (3) What differences would I likely experience between running my Debian installation and the Gentoo installation? After all, up to a certain point GNU/Linux is GNU/Linux, and if I configured all the bells and whistles the same way as I have currently got them set up (i.e. preferred WM, desktop settings, applications, email and Net preferences, etc.), I'm not sure there would be any ostensible distinction between the two. Hence, my question refers really to the more subtle differences between the two systems which one only picks up on after a while of using it. For example, the last time I used Mandriva (when it was still called Mandrake), it was chunky and locked down, a FOSS version of Windows really, but the same applications were in use as were on my ol' trusty workhorse Slackware 8.1 through 10.1. It was just in the latter that nothing would happen in Slack without my having been involved directly or indirectly in making it happen. I appreciate that many distros tend to not have the bare bones approach that Slack does, but this is really just to try to illustrate what I am getting at: the subtleties experienced by a user of the system. Any installation commitment will have to wait for a couple of weeks yet though: I'm in the process of completing my MSc thesis and need to keep a stable environment for the time being, so will look at taking this on in a few weeks. This is thus background research - a bit of a reconnaissance mission, so to speak. Any thoughts/ shared experiences would be welcome ... unless there is another, more appropriate forum for these kinds of experiences to be shared/ discussed. Many thanks all. Best wishes AG
Re: [gentoo-user] Basic queries regarding installation from an outsider looking in
Alan McKinnon wrote: On Sunday 14 June 2009 13:02:50 AG wrote: Hi all Thanks for the responses to my earlier query regarding co-location of Debian and Gentoo on the same HDD. I still have a few questions regarding an installation before I take the plunge: (1) Looking through the background docs, it occurs to me that if I wanted to install Gentoo on my system, I would need access to a second machine that is running all of the on-line docs that guide one through the installation process. Is this correct? If not, how does one refer to the (seemingly quite comprehensive) guidelines whilst in the middle of an installation? With links or link2 or lynx - it's on the stage 3. Get network up and running, view docs in text mode It looks like an installation in a chroot space on my current machine will be the way I'll go on this one. If I can find the parts, I might even go so far as patching together an older box and dedicating it to the great take-on Gentoo project! In which case, this would be an interesting route to pursue. But, for now, I'm likely to go the chroot way. (2) When Gentoo installs its libraries, does this duplicate the libraries already on my machine? For instance - if I have OOo and KDE and Xfce4 loaded as part of my Debian Squeeze system, will Gentoo also install its own version of OOo, KDE and Xfce4 alongside the Deb files? I was thinking that this would have a number of implications in terms of space and (potentially) in how the drive is partitioned for the Gentoo installation ... unless I'm missing the point? Yes. You have two complete operating systems, and they share very little, if anything. Don't try and be tempted to share binaries - that way does madness lie. Thanks for the heads' up! I'm beginning to get a clearer picture of how this would actually work now. (3) What differences would I likely experience between running my Debian installation and the Gentoo installation? That's not a question that anyone except you can answer - it's like asking me what different experience will you have between your ex-wife and current girlfriend. I have no idea, nor any way to find out. Interesting analogy, but your point is taken. It was a bit of an unfair question really. They will be different, that much is true. Gentoo will work the way you set it up, I can't even warn you about sudo instead of su a la Ubuntu as Gentoo let's you do it either way. If you use Gnome, you will get Gnome's default theme (a blue one?) instead of say Ubuntu's Human theme. Changing that is a simple emerge and a few mouse clicks. I don't know *buntu. I'm on Squeeze (testing) and am having a good time with it. After Slackware's rock-climbing experience of system maintenance, I feel quite spoilt having a tool like apt at my fingertips. Debian does have some interesting policy implementations with renaming Firefox, etc., but these are minor and aside from my inclination to call apps by their given name there is no inconvenience. What you will do is spend an insane amount of time trying to figure out what a certain USE flag actually does an if you want it. Debian doesn't give you that choice. Is this an example of that infinite adaptability of Gentoo as a metadistro? Thanks.
[gentoo-user] Considering launching into Gentoo
Hello list I am currently running Debian Squeeze and am considering the feasibility of switching to Gentoo due to several issues I am experiencing with a new machine with a SATA HDD and a TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653Z which refuses to play audio CDs and pre-recorded DVDs. In any event, because I have loads of data on my /home partition, I'm curious about a few things, primarily what are the implications of dual-booting with Gentoo as my second OS, so that I can experience Gentoo without losing my data, etc. How compatible are Gentoo and Debian in terms of using a shared /home directory - I am concerned about uid for the directory for instance which, if I changed it for Gentoo, may not work for Debian and vice versa. Any thoughts/ suggestions? Many thanks AG
Re: [gentoo-user] local caching DNS?
Ralf Stephan ha scritto: Hello, I'm fed up with waiting for ever the same name requests from my browser (and open servers don't cut it either): which DNS cache or caching DNS for simple local installation would you recommend? Regards, ralf what about dnscache of djbdns tools? took 2 minutes to setup via dnscache-setup script. andrea -- Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f Sponsor: Nuova offerta SKY:Vedi tutto SKY a 15 al mese per 2 mesi: non perdere l'offerta! * Solo con SKY puoi avere così tanto per così poco! Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=7765d=9-4 -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
