On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 14:41:28 -0500, Philip Webb wrote:
> Really, some of us believe computers are working machines, not toys,
> & we try to keep our systems simple, reliable & useful.
Which is why I mentioned that by networking the two, you could also use
the second machine as a backup server. I d
060101 Etaoin Shrdlu wrote:
> On Sunday 01 January 2006 19:53, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>>> No, I'm not going out to buy more hardware. Am I missing something
>> A cable at least, a cable and two cheap NICs at most :)
>> Networking them would enable use if the 2nd machine as a backup server,
>> reduci
On Sunday 01 January 2006 19:53, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> > No, I'm not going out to buy more hardware. Am I missing something
> > ?
>
> A cable at least, a cable and two cheap NICs at most :)
>
> Networking the two would enable you to use the second machine as a
> backup server, reducing the risk
On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 12:40:55 -0500, Philip Webb wrote:
> > What's wrong with using ssh and screen?
>
> I don't have a home network, just 2 machines + 1 monitor.
> There's also only 1 ADSL connection, so I can't use the Internet.
> No, I'm not going out to buy more hardware. Am I missing som
060101 Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 09:50:42 -0500, Philip Webb wrote:
>> I really don't have "over a week" to spend updating a back-up box !
>> Esp as I have only 1 monitor, so can't use the regular machine meantime !
> What's wrong with using ssh and screen?
I don't have a home ne
On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 09:50:42 -0500, Philip Webb wrote:
> Exactly ! I really don't have "over a week" to spend updating a back-up
> box ! Esp as I have only 1 monitor, so can't use the regular machine
> meantime !
What's wrong with using ssh and screen?
--
Neil Bothwick
If at first you don't
Greetings,
I am new to Gentoo user. I have been using Linux since slackware
was the only distro. I had been using Red Hat for many years
until Red Hat until they out grow the desktop users. I tried
Mandrake for a while and found it was a pain to upgrade applications or
install new applications
Philip Webb wrote:
>060101 Chris White wrote:
>
>
>>On Saturday 31 December 2005 22:35, C. Beamer wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Fedora: 3.45
>>>*Gentoo: 3.75*
>>>Mandriva: 3.70
>>>Suse: 3.40
>>>Ubuntu: 3.90
>>>
>>>
>>Word of advice, things like this are generally flawed.
>>
>>
>
>Quite true, but
Philip Webb wrote:
060101 Chris White wrote:
On Sunday 01 January 2006 23:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How slow is too slow for Gentoo? I'm using Gentoo on a 233MHz laptop.
Install did take over a week, I'll admit.
One of the main factor people consider is time ...
... Time is
060101 Chris White wrote:
> On Sunday 01 January 2006 23:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> How slow is too slow for Gentoo? I'm using Gentoo on a 233MHz laptop.
>> Install did take over a week, I'll admit.
> One of the main factor people consider is time ...
> ... Time is the main factor that draws p
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How slow is too slow for Gentoo? I'm using Gentoo on a 233MHz laptop.
It's not fast, but it's perfectly adequate. Install did take over a
week, I'll admit.
I'm curious because I seem to do a lot of squeezing the most out of
underpowered computers, and Gentoo has been m
On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 06:22:14 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm curious because I seem to do a lot of squeezing the most out of
> underpowered computers, and Gentoo has been my friend in these projects.
> I would like to know what conditions are not well suited to Gentoo.
I think the wetw
On Sunday 01 January 2006 23:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> How slow is too slow for Gentoo? I'm using Gentoo on a 233MHz laptop.
> It's not fast, but it's perfectly adequate. Install did take over a
> week, I'll admit.
>
> I'm curious because I seem to do a lot of squeezing the most out of
> under
On Sun, 1 Jan 2006, Philip Webb wrote:
060101 Chris White wrote:
On Saturday 31 December 2005 22:35, C. Beamer wrote:
Fedora: 3.45
*Gentoo: 3.75*
Mandriva: 3.70
Suse: 3.40
Ubuntu: 3.90
Word of advice, things like this are generally flawed.
Quite true, but I believe CB's point was simply
tha
060101 Chris White wrote:
> On Saturday 31 December 2005 22:35, C. Beamer wrote:
>> Fedora: 3.45
>> *Gentoo: 3.75*
>> Mandriva: 3.70
>> Suse: 3.40
>> Ubuntu: 3.90
> Word of advice, things like this are generally flawed.
Quite true, but I believe CB's point was simply
that Gentoo is up there with t
On Saturday 31 December 2005 22:35, C. Beamer wrote:
> Fedora: 3.45
> *Gentoo: 3.75*
> Mandriva: 3.70
> Suse: 3.40
> Ubuntu: 3.90
Word of advice, things like this are generally flawed. The best distro for
your needs is the one that best suits what you expect your system to do.
Chris White
pgp
Hello and Happy New Year to all,
I am so enamoured with Gentoo that I couldn't resist passing on this bit
of trivia.
O'Reilly recently published a book called "Linux Desktop Pocket
Reference". The first chapter is available for viewing on the O'Reilly
website and in that chapter the author rated
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