I was thinking about giving Gentoo a try. It would be nice for some one in the group could give me a hand. Sent via Android On Mar 23, 2011 12:00 PM, <wlug-request@mail.wlug.org> wrote:
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1. My Ubuntu Remix CD... (Andy Stewart)
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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:47:44 -0400 From: Andy Stewart <andystewart@comcast.net> Subject: [Wlug] My Ubuntu Remix CD... To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Message-ID: <4D896D60.2040901@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
HI gang,
I recently remixed an Ubuntu 10.10 CD for the Linux ham radio users (and there are many!). I am not yet distributing it widely, but I would like to get a couple of people to try it. It is a Live CD that can also be installed to the hard drive.
If you are interested, please download the ISO file from this location: http://home.comcast.net/~andystewart/linux_intro/ubuntu-remix-5.iso
My target hardware is an older computer, 256MB of memory, and 1GHz processor, at a minimum. This started from the Ubuntu 10.10 server edition. I added icewm and a bunch of programs for amateur radio. One can see these programs in the "Amateur Radio" menu.
Even if you are not an amateur radio operator, you might find the software selection interesting.
I am mostly concerned about the sound system, which seems to be changing yet again(!), this time to pulseaudio. An easy program to try is xcwcp which will simply beep morse code at you. If that works, I expect other apps will work also. (xcwcp -x /dev/dsp should work, or invoke it from the menu).
Also, if you attempt to install it to a hard drive, please do it in a computer with no valuable data or other operating systems, just in case.
If you try it, please send me some feedback.
Thanks!
Andy
-- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)
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On 03/23/11 12:19, Joshua Demallistre wrote:
I was thinking about giving Gentoo a try. It would be nice for some one in the group could give me a hand.
What sort of help are you looking for? There used to be a disproportionately large Gentoo user base in WLUG, although I don't know how large it is anymore. I use it at home and work and I'd be glad to help you out. For me, the great thing about Gentoo is the learning experience; I learned a lot about GNU/Linux by doing my first Gentoo installs, and I'm still learning. If you haven't already, grab the install discs and peruse through the install docs. If you have a 64bit machine, I suggest grabbing the 64bit disc. Maintaining Gentoo x64 isn't terribly hard, and you can use memory more efficiently. -- eric GnuPG Fingerprint = D1C4 086E DBB5 C18E 6FDA B215 6A25 7174 A941 3B9F
Gentoo is nice and has a lot of great advantages but it requires a lot of attention...which I became tired of doing. I switched to Ubuntu about three years ago and have been generally happy with it. But if you want to learn the ins and outs of Linux and how a distribution is built or in need a highly customized build there is no better platform than Gentoo. (At least that I'm aware of.) Just be prepared for some pain and suffering along the way. -- Gary On 03/23/2011 12:19 PM, Joshua Demallistre wrote:
I was thinking about giving Gentoo a try. It would be nice for some one in the group could give me a hand.
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