Linux Servers
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Lloyd Atkinson wrote:
meant to say that using Cinnamon
Oh yeah... I've heard good things... I'll probably be trying it out soon... only bad thing I've noticed (if memory serves right) was that the installation seems to be rather large for Linux Mint w/ Cinnamon (as in larger than a CD sized) but I may be remembering that wrong.
Albert Holguin wrote:
installation seems to be rather large for Linux Mint w/ Cinnamon (as in larger than a CD sized) but I may be remembering that wrong.
Yes that is the case, a bit of a pain, but you can always use USB drives to run the installer. And there is also the possibility of remastering the ISO files without things like OpenOffice, Java, and all the other stuff you might not need.
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What exactly does this "Zentyal" provide that you can't just set-up yourself in Linux? I don't see any benefits to paying for this... :doh: I use the Ubuntu LTS for a SVN/Samba share server... works well... the graphics aren't really an issue because you're not going to be constantly logged on to it (have a window session). You can pretty much do all the administration via SSH. I use Putty on the Windows side to access SSH, Tortoise SVN as a Windows client.
I will be using the free/open source Community Edition.
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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I did an approximation to this several years ago. I used Ubuntu as my linux OS. This was a good choice at the time but they have since gone to the dark side. The performance sucks beyond horrible. The 'Unity' interface demands incredible resources on this little system to serve 3D graphics that I don't care about, and remove features that I do care about. The boilerplate stuff tells me that they wanted to follow Microsoft's lead and make Ubuntu a Windows 8 wannabe. I am looking at switching over to linux Mint which is similar to Ubuntu but with Gnome (which was the previous Ubuntu HI before Unity). I am still struggling with it and haven't made the move yet, but it will happen soon...
-- Harvey
This is a server, so no GUI. The server linked actually uses LXDE as the desktop, and does not have the Unity desktop installed at all.
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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I will be using the free/open source Community Edition.
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
Oh... I still see no added benefit though... just get a good stable Linux distro and install/configure what you need.
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This is a server, so no GUI. The server linked actually uses LXDE as the desktop, and does not have the Unity desktop installed at all.
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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:laugh: ...now if you can make that router act the role of svn server as well...I'll be really amazed!
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Lloyd Atkinson wrote:
meant to say that using Cinnamon
Oh yeah... I've heard good things... I'll probably be trying it out soon... only bad thing I've noticed (if memory serves right) was that the installation seems to be rather large for Linux Mint w/ Cinnamon (as in larger than a CD sized) but I may be remembering that wrong.
I kind of like Mint with Cinnamon, but had an issue at installation. I've got a GeForce GT 640 and trying to login into Cinammon after install put me right back to login screen with no information whatsoever as to what happened. Had to login using Gnome (or MATE don't remember) to go to install the proprietary NVidia driver and then be able to login with Cinammon. I don't mind installing the driver, just let me know what happened when login fails. Also, trying to tell Linux through NVidia control panel that my primary monitor is the second (task bar on the right monitor, not the left) is quite a challenge! Had to go change an XML file somewhere in my configs to change the primary monitor setting!
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I kind of like Mint with Cinnamon, but had an issue at installation. I've got a GeForce GT 640 and trying to login into Cinammon after install put me right back to login screen with no information whatsoever as to what happened. Had to login using Gnome (or MATE don't remember) to go to install the proprietary NVidia driver and then be able to login with Cinammon. I don't mind installing the driver, just let me know what happened when login fails. Also, trying to tell Linux through NVidia control panel that my primary monitor is the second (task bar on the right monitor, not the left) is quite a challenge! Had to go change an XML file somewhere in my configs to change the primary monitor setting!
Unfortunately Linux still isn't the easiest thing to use. Configuration GUIs still have a long way to go. In my CentOS install my firewall doesn't work right when I run it from the link, it can't change the settings (even though it asks for root password, so it should be able to). You have to start the GUI from a terminal as root for it to work right. :doh:
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Be amazed! Hosting Subversion Service on your router[^]
:omg: ...I guess I didn't think of using external storage on it.... neat though...
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Unfortunately Linux still isn't the easiest thing to use. Configuration GUIs still have a long way to go. In my CentOS install my firewall doesn't work right when I run it from the link, it can't change the settings (even though it asks for root password, so it should be able to). You have to start the GUI from a terminal as root for it to work right. :doh:
Other than Fedora, which I find very easy to configure without going to the terminal/editing config files by hand. It just works!™
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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Other than Fedora, which I find very easy to configure without going to the terminal/editing config files by hand. It just works!™
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
Well Fedora has it's own issues... after all, it is an experimenting pot for RedHat.
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Well Fedora has it's own issues... after all, it is an experimenting pot for RedHat.
I haven't had any issues with it before.
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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I haven't had any issues with it before.
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
Have you ever tried installing the "live" CD without an internet connection? ...the installer fails with absolutely no warning/error, it just doesn't do anything. Happened to me... there was something wrong the router but how the heck would I know it failed?
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Have you ever tried installing the "live" CD without an internet connection? ...the installer fails with absolutely no warning/error, it just doesn't do anything. Happened to me... there was something wrong the router but how the heck would I know it failed?
I installed the Fedora 17 & 18 live cds without an internet connection. So I don't know what happened to you.
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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I am thinking of setting up a Zentyal[^] server for controlling my home network and acting as a Source Control server. Has anyone here ever used this? To be safe, I am first going to try the VMWare virtual image to see if I will like using this, although it already looks quite handy. Anyone have anything else to say? On a related note, I am planning on purchasing a couple computers from the Ivy Tech Computer Sale to use as servers. I will have the one Linux server and my current Windows server, with the third one currently being figured. It likely will be Linux, but I might make it Windows. Anyone have any tips on setting up this network system?
Bob Dole
The internet is a great way to get on the net.
:doh: 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
Which program do you use for the source control stuff?
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Which program do you use for the source control stuff?
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Thank you :thumbsup::thumbsup: