Comments on: if at first you don’t succeed, blow it up http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/ one man's dawning realization that linux is waaaaay smarter than he is Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:19:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: jblakely http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-4396 jblakely Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:29:10 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-4396 Posting comments many months after the last post. Thats just silly. As mentioned VMWare can help you by using snapshots. Even better you can make a base install of an OS with minimum resources requirements. Use that as your base OS. Copy it 30 times. Install ONE service (or the minimum to get one task done) and you'll have a lot less problems. Also with the VMWare appliances (see the VMWare website) you can download reconfigured operating systems through bit torrent (most are bit torrent but some are ftp or http). additionally your zen feeling can be filled to your hearts content with xen (open source competition to vmware, both have free versions). check it out. http://www.citrixxenserver.com/products/Pages/myproducts.aspx http://www.vmware.com Posting comments many months after the last post. Thats just silly.

As mentioned VMWare can help you by using snapshots. Even better you can make a base install of an OS with minimum resources requirements. Use that as your base OS. Copy it 30 times. Install ONE service (or the minimum to get one task done) and you’ll have a lot less problems. Also with the VMWare appliances (see the VMWare website) you can download reconfigured operating systems through bit torrent (most are bit torrent but some are ftp or http).

additionally your zen feeling can be filled to your hearts content with xen (open source competition to vmware, both have free versions). check it out. http://www.citrixxenserver.com/products/Pages/myproducts.aspx
http://www.vmware.com

]]> By: peter willis http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-106 peter willis Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:09:14 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-106 Couldn't agree more with the Zen-like attributes that starting over and over and over have. Sometimes I just think I'm a sick fuck with too much time on his hands that likes initiating processes which never come to fruition. A good time on a Saturday night? Try erasing your iTunes library template and re-entering all the artwork, ratings, lyrics, and so on for 15,000 tunes! So stimulating. Ok, I'm sick . . . Couldn’t agree more with the Zen-like attributes that starting over and over and over have. Sometimes I just think I’m a sick fuck with too much time on his hands that likes initiating processes which never come to fruition. A good time on a Saturday night? Try erasing your iTunes library template and re-entering all the artwork, ratings, lyrics, and so on for 15,000 tunes! So stimulating. Ok, I’m sick . . .

]]> By: Joe Smith http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-79 Joe Smith Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:41:48 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-79 Hahahahaha. By the time I had gotten to the end of your first paragraph, I realized that's exactly what I'm going through right now. I'm currently trying to get postfix set up properly. Hahahahaha.

By the time I had gotten to the end of your first paragraph, I realized that’s exactly what I’m going through right now.

I’m currently trying to get postfix set up properly.

]]> By: Frederico http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-57 Frederico Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-57 I can feel your pain. I'm on my 12th slice rebuild. I keep reading tutorials. Dozens, all different. And then I try to set it up with different settings and it blows up. I'm past the Apache 2.2 compiling thing, but I haven't figured out how to set up an FTP server and I don't know if I need to set up a firewall or something. It's so much easier on the Mac!! But, I did make an amazing discovery today: setting up DNSs! And I have one domain actually working. And I'm reading about Google Aps, to use Gmail as a mail interface. Spares me time setting up procmail or postfix (or whatever). Keep posting your findings. I'm actually writing down every baby step with comments. I can share that with you, if you want. I can feel your pain. I’m on my 12th slice rebuild. I keep reading tutorials. Dozens, all different. And then I try to set it up with different settings and it blows up. I’m past the Apache 2.2 compiling thing, but I haven’t figured out how to set up an FTP server and I don’t know if I need to set up a firewall or something. It’s so much easier on the Mac!!
But, I did make an amazing discovery today: setting up DNSs! And I have one domain actually working. And I’m reading about Google Aps, to use Gmail as a mail interface. Spares me time setting up procmail or postfix (or whatever).
Keep posting your findings. I’m actually writing down every baby step with comments. I can share that with you, if you want.

]]> By: Airshipjones http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-54 Airshipjones Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:39:51 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-54 With all the testing you are doing, I would recommend doing it in a VM. That way you can create a basic OS install, create a snapshot, and then, when it blows up, revert to the snapshot. It only takes 30 seconds to a minute to revert to a minute to revert, rather than rebuilding an OS. You can get VMWare Server free, and it is very powerful and flexible. I use it for testing a number of test scenarios, as long as the hardware is not important. With all the testing you are doing, I would recommend doing it in a VM. That way you can create a basic OS install, create a snapshot, and then, when it blows up, revert to the snapshot. It only takes 30 seconds to a minute to revert to a minute to revert, rather than rebuilding an OS. You can get VMWare Server free, and it is very powerful and flexible. I use it for testing a number of test scenarios, as long as the hardware is not important.

]]> By: Dave http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-41 Dave Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:40:08 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-41 I'm dabbling with Linux too, and can readily identify with what you're saying. It's also a very enjoyable read - looking forward to the next instalment :-D I’m dabbling with Linux too, and can readily identify with what you’re saying. It’s also a very enjoyable read - looking forward to the next instalment :-D

]]> By: Nick Johnson http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-27 Nick Johnson Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:43:09 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-27 You can always take advantage of slicehost's backup services and take a snapshot before you do anything dangerous - then you can restore the snapshot if it goes south on you. You can always take advantage of slicehost’s backup services and take a snapshot before you do anything dangerous - then you can restore the snapshot if it goes south on you.

]]> By: Corey http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-26 Corey Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:38:31 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-26 apt-get can indeed purge packages. # apt-get --purge remove package_name apt-get can indeed purge packages.

# apt-get –purge remove package_name

]]> By: sunfast http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-25 sunfast Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:05:27 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-25 good on ya Stuart. I was annoyed that removing apache left my conf files. Don't they know the whole reason I'm scrubbing it is because I need a new clean conf file and didn't make a backup of the originals? Newb lesson 101. Newbs back-up nothing! good on ya Stuart. I was annoyed that removing apache left my conf files. Don’t they know the whole reason I’m scrubbing it is because I need a new clean conf file and didn’t make a backup of the originals? Newb lesson 101. Newbs back-up nothing!

]]> By: stuart http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-23 stuart Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:19:16 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-23 Try using the purge command to completely remove all files that a package installed (including all the config files that remove leaves). I do not think this works with apt-get, you probably have to use something smarter like aptitude or wajig (wajig is a great little tool that combines all the apt commands into one program, + a few extras). e.g. aptitude purge examplepackage Try using the purge command to completely remove all files that a package installed (including all the config files that remove leaves). I do not think this works with apt-get, you probably have to use something smarter like aptitude or wajig (wajig is a great little tool that combines all the apt commands into one program, + a few extras).

e.g. aptitude purge examplepackage

]]> By: Jim Reilly http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-19 Jim Reilly Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:44:29 +0000 http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-blow-it-up/#comment-19 I would give you a piece of advice, my very first dabbling in Linux, was with Smoothwall Express, a firewall distro, which worked very well. but after that I needed a server distro, that was easy to startup and configure until my feet was a little more wet. Well, then I used Clarkconnect. it's all done and ready for you, all you have to do is install it, and poof, 95% of what you need is there, and the forums are quite friendly, if not on the bustling side. anyways, just giving my 2 cents Good luck! I would give you a piece of advice, my very first dabbling in Linux, was with Smoothwall Express, a firewall distro, which worked very well. but after that I needed a server distro, that was easy to startup and configure until my feet was a little more wet.

Well, then I used Clarkconnect. it’s all done and ready for you, all you have to do is install it, and poof, 95% of what you need is there, and the forums are quite friendly, if not on the bustling side.

anyways, just giving my 2 cents

Good luck!

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