Re: [PLUG] Status Report - was [ Specifying a minimalist/instuctional/??? Linux install]

2014-12-13 Thread Louis Kowolowski
On Dec 12, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Rich Shepard rshep...@appl-ecosys.com wrote: On Fri, 12 Dec 2014, Louis Kowolowski wrote: For the cost of 3 DVDs, somebody is likely to be willing to download and burn them for you. Just have to coordinate meeting at PLUG for the handoff. Louis, He

Re: [PLUG] Run graphics apps from the command line, but suppress graphics.

2014-12-13 Thread Galen Seitz
On 12/12/14 15:43, Tim Wescott wrote: Is there some way of running a command from a shell that gives the command a working X environment (so that it can make the figure), but hides that environment from me (so that I can keep designing a circuit, answering my mail, or whatever it is that

[PLUG] Status Report - was [ Specifying a minimalist/instuctional/??? Linux install]

2014-12-13 Thread Robert Citek
On Saturday, December 13, 2014, Louis Kowolowski lou...@cryptomonkeys.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lou...@cryptomonkeys.org'); wrote: Point being, there are lots of helpful people around and this isn’t a difficult problem to solve. I am still unclear on exactly what this problem is. Is

Re: [PLUG] Status Report - was [ Specifying a minimalist/instuctional/??? Linux install]

2014-12-13 Thread Russell Senior
Robert == Robert Citek robert.ci...@gmail.com writes: Robert I am still unclear on exactly what this problem is. Robert Is it wanting to install Debian on a local system? Is it Robert wanting to create a customize Debian, i.e. your own distro? Is Robert it wanting to get familiar with using

Re: [PLUG] Run graphics apps from the command line, but suppress graphics.

2014-12-13 Thread Steve Dum
In a previous job we wanted to run regression tests without a zillion windows popping up, so we ended up running each command in a separate x server. -- I know -- that sounds excessive, but a X Server is really relatively light duty and this avoids dealing with issues of the server hanging or

Re: [PLUG] Status Report - was [ Specifying a minimalist/instuctional/??? Linux install]

2014-12-13 Thread Nat Taylor
sure, I'd do it, or you could get someone from fiverr.com to do it, dl and burn the results of http://cgi.build.live-systems.org/cgi-bin/live-build that he set up... On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Russell Senior russ...@personaltelco.net wrote: Robert == Robert Citek robert.ci...@gmail.com