Cory - The kurobox is really just a little linux computer. It's nicer (IMHO) than a linkstation in that you don't have to sneak in to see the linux os and install new apps and such.
You don't need to know much linux to get the slimserver working in a kurobox or any of the other linux based NAS boxes. But you will have to know a bit or really have someone hold your hand all the time. Once you are logged in as root (administrator), you just copy the slimserver binaries to the appropriate places and run the install script (in the slimserver directions). But that's not really all, that gets the slimserver installed, but it will now serve up no music... :( You also have to get your files into the box as well. You can do that with the web interface to setup the windows shares, and then you can connect to the SMB shares with any other computer to move your files to it. If you learn some linux, you can also share the same titles to any itunes clients, use the box as a network time server, or a domain name controller, printer spooler, etc. There's really no end to what you can have the little box do. I'm setting mine up to backup my main computers every night (not the apps, just the user space) completely unattended. The real reason to learn some linux if you want to get a little NAS is so you can fix any little problems that arise, or make changes to your setup. It's pretty easy but by no means a turn-key system on these little appliances. To compile a linux app from source, it's typically a couple steps (assuming no customizing of script fixing): tar xfvz foo.tar.gz # this unpacks the code cd foo # change directories to where the code is ./configure # make the build scripts based on your system config make # actually compile the app; get a drink make install # put the app and it's support files in the proper places Sheldon -- stokessd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ stokessd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3470 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21353 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
