World: r3wp

My Windows 2003 server failed to update to service pack 2.  Either 
I find a way to revert the changes, or I need to reinstall :(

I'm thinking I should setup a Linux server and run my 2003 as vmware 
instead.  Anyone can suggest the "best" or "most" compatible linux 
platform? 

I do have Suse10 on another box and was running vmware server on 
it... but when I did some kernel updates ( I wasn't thinking ), it 
all stopped working and I have to reinstall the Suse10 again :(

I'm guessing that with linux, and vmware, you need to install both 
and never update anything on the host again!

well, ubuntu probably has the best setup for keeping a system and 
software consistent.

Ubuntu is debian based?

Yep, but the drift is growing...

someone else here was suggesting centos as a good distro because 
it was so close to RH ?

Just hope that these distros recognize my SCSI card ...

fortunately I don't have raid set up

My daughter came home with both ubuntu and kubuntu cds .. from university 
...

What's the difference?

the ubuntu was is gnome based and uses primarily gnome based software, 
while kubuntu uses kde as the desktop manager and preferences kde 
based software.   the applications can be installed on either, but 
these are the defaults.  i personally use xubuntu which uses the 
lighter weight xfce desktop manager and installs less applications 
by default.  but all the systems use the same base libraries.

was = one

thanks.

Does vmware under linux not compile some modules during installation?
So just call the install script again and see what happens.

Yes, and that's how it can nuke your kernel. Happened to me, although 
newer Ubuntus have it more integrated

I was saved because I had installed an extra kernel optimized for 
my CPU. That one was nuked, but I could switch back to the 386 kernel 
and remove the other kernel

I installed ubuntu, and am trying to set up samba again


http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Edgy#How_to_share_public_folders_with_read.2Fwrite_permissions_.28Authentication.3DNo.29

I can see the shared folder, but don't have permissions to write 
to it :(

I guess I'll just have to move these 4gb of data across by usb 1.1 
:(

Does ubuntu come with a firewall ?

I can't access the remote desktop using vnc

For firewalls; check aptitude for shorewall (the one I use for Debian) 
or guarddog, or... see http://wiki.debian.org/Firewallsfor a quick 
overview.

I rebooted and it works now.  I think Ubuntu comes as default with 
no firewall installed.

For Debian I read it came down to too many variants for a default 
install.  KDE comes with a 'home network' easy config (or so I read) 
kmyfirewall.  But shorewall isn't too bad to config, after the obiligitory 
5 days of iptables reading  :)  kidding, it shouldn't take more than 
4.

that's okay .. I prefer to have no firewall installed.

as long as there is a router, and you don't run too many services 
as root, Linux is pretty hard to break into.  Not impossible, just 
unlikey if you follow the hardening guidelines.  And now that I've 
said that, I'll get a rootkit in a second or two...I'll watch the 
network lights and wait...  :)

http://www.instalinux.com/	Nice idea.

Nice find. Thanks, Robert.

that's pretty neat .. gotta give it a go.

Firestarter has a gui.

Downloaded Centos x5 cds and installed.  vmware won't install though 
as it can't find the kernel headers to recompile :(  I installed 
them to using the sottware manager.  Is linux this disorganised ??

No, vmware is

^^

I use Virtualbox, works nice here.

seems each kernel has its own headers, and vmware does not know how 
to calculate the right path. but tried virtualbox before digging 
more.

I have used virtualbox once before ... maybe I should try it again.

followed the instructions to upgrade the kernel ... and then reinstalled 
vmware.  Says it was fine. 

Reboot .. and I've got a "kernel panic" message at the bottom of 
my screen :(

I hope you can boot with another kernel. someone here said how to 
restore the normal one

too late .. I've reformmated and going to try ubuntu again!

Graham,have you tried Mandriva ? I just installed VMPlayer on it 
but still need to edit a pl config to get it to work Altme/View install 
fine on the x386 version but the 64 bit version does not

Not yet .. working my way thru various distros !

YOu should try them in vmware fir - nevermind^^

maybe windows is the best host for linux

really bizarre ..

I installed ubuntu on a dual Xeon ( p III ) box and vmware server 
installed with no hitches

Now I have another box and unbuntu installs with no hitches, except 
it does not recognise  the raid card and sees the two mirrored drives 
as separate drives

but after installing vmware server ... it says it is setup incompletely 
:(

Seems they are sometimes out of sync with the kernels. Then they 
need to compile and that does not work.

HAs that raid-card a name, for searching?

fasttrak