From: adam@address.invalid
Moe Trin wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in
article
> , Adam wrote:
>> I haven't yet decided how to repartition the internal HD on the new
>> box, but it will have at least / for production distro, / for
>> migration, /accounts, and swap. I put everything on the root
>> partition, but with links to /accounts and other data partitions.
>
> You may find that "swap" is on /dev/shm (effectively a RAM disk which
> seems counter-productive), but otherwise OK
I thought "swap" would be wherever I put it, which so far has always
been a small partition on sda of type 82 (Linux swap). Are you
suggesting that it should or it shouldn't be /dev/shm? I see a few web
pages recommend that for swap which makes a little (but only a little)
sense, as I gather Linux seems to nearly always use a little bit of swap
even with RAM available.
I'm still planning the partitioning, which I know takes a lot less time
than having to repartition it later. The main Windows partition is now
shrunken to 250 GB, leaving about 400 GB free. I'm thinking 80 GB for
each root partition, but would appreciate any advice from anyone. With
Mandriva 2010.0, my root partition (everything except my data) still
uses only 11 GB.
>>> I'd be asking on the a.o.l.suse newsgroup.
[...]
> I saw a reply from houghi, but I think he misunderstood your post.
> The reply from "Hans" also misses the concept. No way do I install on
> a ReiserFS - unsupported and horrible reputation as a filesystem.
I agree both missed the point. Yeah, so much for openSUSE right now.
Some of the other questions there don't fill me with confidence either.
I think the new box will get Mandriva 2011.0 at first so I can get it
up relatively quickly. I'm assuming that with 8 GB RAM and a faster
processor, VMs will be a realistic option for trying other distros.
> there was a windoze worm in 2003... look for "CERT Advisory CA-2003-08"
> or "W32/Deloder"... that went through the windoze world like a dose of
> salts - it tried to access the administrator account using just _86_
> passwords:
[...]
> I always like to ask people if they see their own password in that
> list - by the red faces, it's often true. Brute force is often not
> needed in the face of blatant stupidity.
Note that if I can get you to "su and say" something just by asking,
you have a very serious security problem on your system and you should
look into it.
-- Paul Vixie, vixie-cron 3.0.1 installation notes
[my next computer]
>> I think "disable secure boot" would be the term.
>
> I find that "locking the barn door long after the horse is stolen" bit
> from MS quite funny.
Well, IMHO their main purpose of that is monopolization, not security,
but they couldn't very well call it that.
>> Yep, that model only hit the market in March and is already on
>> clearance.
>
> ??? "what's wrong with it?"
Most likely reason: it didn't sell. HP offers a lot of very similar
models, and maybe this one didn't get any large corporate orders. I can
think of other reasons, but they're all a lot less likely.
>>> Does the built-in wireless work, or is that a bit early to ask?
It's found a few access points, so I assume it's working -- I haven't
investigated any further.
> I presume you
> have booted far enough to know your monitor and router work with it.
Yep, I plugged it into my router and with Windows I've been able to see
web pages so that must be working. I have it hooked up to this (new
LED) monitor and that looks fine too. I've been switching the monitor
manually between VGA (eris) and DVI (new box). Right now it's on the
floor next to me and its keyboard and mouse are on the computer desk in
front of the monitor.
I realized that getting it completely set up is going to require one
non-computer task, namely getting the other room straightened up enough
so I can get to the desk there and have room to set up and use "eris".
That reminds me -- do both boxes have to have the same subdomain name?
If this one stays "eris.pantheon.invalid" does the new box have to be
called "something.pantheon.invalid" or can I name it
"something.foobar.invalid"?
> You'd probably want the
> 64 bit O/S because it can run faster on your CPU. Yes, 32 bit aps do
> run on 64 bit systems like yours, but the 64 bit versions MIGHT run
> faster (maybe a couple of percent faster - woo-hoo!!!).
That's another change for me. I've noticed occasional questions in this
NG about the 64-bit version of something not working properly while the
32-bit does.
[kitty news]
> All but one of our closets have sliding doors, and it's not unknown
> for Smokie to somehow slide open a door to get some quiet time. Her
> problem is that she fails to slide the doors closed, and that gives
> away the game.
If you had a cat's sense of smell, you'd know who was where without even
needing to look. That's how Lionel could tell Allegra was locked in the
study, and how they can tell who's behind closed doors.
[ZIP codes]
>> By asking usps.com for the ZIP+4s for apartments in adjacent
>> buildings, I think those two are unique to this building.
>
> 10,000 codes for the average ZIP should certainly allow it
My P.O. box has its own ZIP+4!
In other news, today was the start of the Po'k library's massive book
sale, claiming "over 150,000 items" and I believe it. I got a newer
edition of "Linux in a Nutshell". I'm assuming nearly everything in it
is still valid, and it's just missing what's been added since it was
published. If I weren't trying to get rid of books, I would have bought
"COBOL in the 21st Century" just for the title. I mentioned this to the
library volunteer at the checkout (an active member of the Windows UG
and author of a popular APL textbook), and he'd noticed the book too.
He said there's still a demand for COBOL programmers, and some small
colleges still teach it.
Adam
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