[FADCA] What Version?

[Charles S Schuman]

Chuck Hast wrote:
> On 1/16/06, Charles S Schuman <k4gbb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>>I just did an inventory on the kernels in use by the Linux systems
>>we have on line.
>>
>>Host name       Kernel          Distro
>>--------------------------------------------
>>fpac-dev        2.4.22-xfs      Knoppix 3.6
>>Talltower       2.4.22-xfs      Knoppix 3.6
>>Linuxlab        2.4.26          DSL 1.3
>>Arcadia         2.4.27          Knoppix 3.7
>>xeo-sw          2.4.27          Knoppix 3.7
>>slc-sw          2.4.27          Knoppix 3.7
>>orlando         2.4.32          Knoppix 3.7
>>
> 
> 
> Yes, this is one of the problems with Knoppix, it changes the kernel a lot,
> and things do not slip nice and clean across changes, I have been finding
> that out a lot. Indeed if you get to reading real deep in the Knoppix docs
> you will find that the main thrust is as a live CD (which is does VERY well)
> 
> What we need to do is probably look at getting all of these stablized and
> once done start looking at how to make it more generalized.
> 
> --
> Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> To paraphrase my flight instructor;

There are a large number of "remastered" Knoppix distros.
Many in the teaching profession have adopted the Knoppix package as the
way to get their Subject to their students w/o the student having to 
dedicate a box for the course. As a Live CD operation it is well suited 
for this task. I also believe that it is also well suited as a basic 
source for installing a system for our specific cause.

As Jack & Chuck have pointed out... there is too much un-needed "stuff"
included on the present FADCA CD. I started that process with the 
original remaster and removed approx 200 Mb of "stuff". I put that 
process on hold when it appeared that Jack's work on orlando would give 
us a better basic system. Once we get the basic system set we need to 
complete the "boil-down" process.

<<Charlie>>