Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:41:11PM -0800, Gruessle said > > From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > > > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > > > what is the arch you are taking about? > > > > apt-cache show arch says loo

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:08:08PM -0800, Nunya said > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > > what is the arch you are taking about? > > apt-cache show arch says look for larch Arch is the name for the...concept, sort o

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 09:11:02AM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > I found following in the "Configuration HOWTO" manual. > My question is what software do U use as Logbook and what in RCS? Regarding keeping a log book - I would highly recommend buying a real, physical notebook and keeping notes ab

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 at 17:11 GMT, Gruessle penned: > > > I found following in the "Configuration HOWTO" manual. My question is > what software do U use as Logbook and what in RCS? Assuming you mean "what *is* RCS?" ... RCS is "Revision Control System". It's a tool that lets you track changes

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Nunya
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:41:11PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > > > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > > > what is the arch you are taking about? > > > > apt-cache show arch says l

RE: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Gruessle
> From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > > what is the arch you are taking about? > > apt-cache show arch says look for larch > apt-cache show larch says you should really use tla > >

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Nunya
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > what is the arch you are taking about? apt-cache show arch says look for larch apt-cache show larch says you should really use tla so I guess you should read apt-cache show tla -- To

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Mark Ferlatte
Rob Weir said on Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 08:59:55AM +1100: > I've started keeping my various /etc's in Arch, and it's working out > quite well. Arch versions both the symlinks in there and the file > permissions, as well as file changes/moves/deletions/etc. Not the file > *ownership*, however, so I'

RE: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Gruessle
> From: Rob Weir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 03:17:27PM -0500, David Z Maze said > > "Gruessle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Make a backup copy of the system files you touch. Better > still, use RCS; > > > > Install the rcs package, then read rcsintro(1). (Again, > th

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 03:17:27PM -0500, David Z Maze said > "Gruessle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Make a backup copy of the system files you touch. Better still, use RCS; > > Install the rcs package, then read rcsintro(1). (Again, though, this > is something I don't generally do, though I

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread David Z Maze
"Gruessle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I found following in the "Configuration HOWTO" manual. > My question is what software do U use as Logbook and what in RCS? > > 2.2. Start the Logbook! > To keep your installation in shape, it's essential that you know exactly > what happened to your machine

Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Gruessle
I found following in the "Configuration HOWTO" manual. My question is what software do U use as Logbook and what in RCS? 2.2. Start the Logbook! To keep your installation in shape, it's essential that you know exactly what happened to your machine, which packages you installed that day, what you