The idea "anybody can make it if they work hard" IS TRUE. To claim otherwise is silly.
In my case, I grew up and was one of 2 kids to a single mother (father abandoned the family) who was on welfare.
Not only am I relatively rich and working in the IT field (not a millionaire but doing well), but *my mom*(who was 25 when this happened) worked her ass off, got a nursing degree, 2 masters later on and now teaches at a University.
People who whine that hard work don`t get you anything should get out of the way for those of us willing to do it.
Ask and ye shall receive. Hopefully the formatting turns out ok.. The below is available as a word doc called 'redcrossix.doc' at http://www.mikelong.ca/downloads/rc/
E) # apt-get clean The above command clean up old install packages that are no longer needed.
3. Customize the 'Loading KDE' splash screen by changing the file:/usr/share/apps/ksplash/Themes/Default/splash_top. png.
Editing Menus The menu's in KDE and possibly other window managers are generated dynamically by the 'menu' script. You cannot use normal methods of remastering to change the menu's, and most move to a different method. I got around this by doing 2 things:
a) Commenting out lines 125-150 (rsync block) in/remaster/etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession
b) Create your remastered CD, and boot from it on a different PC then you remaster from. It will have the default menu's the first time. Don't worry. Use KDE menu editor to customize them, as you would like them to be. Also, use the KDE Control Center for any other changes you want (wallpaper, etc). When you are done, put a USB key in the drive. The system will automount it, showing you the name of the partition(s) on it. These will likely be/dev/sda1, or something similar.
c) Use the Knoppix "Save Configuration"(KMenu --> KNOPPIX --> Configure --> Save Knoppix Confguration OR run 'saveconfig') script to save your configuration to the USB key. I save 'Personal Configuration', 'All Files on Desktop', and other to my USB partition. This will create 2 files: configs.tbz and knoppix.sh. d) Get these files back to your 'remaster' box, and copy them to "/remaster/KNOPPIX.build/Knoppix.Master/KNOPPIX-CU STOM/KNOPPIX/" directory. Now, rebuild and remaster your CD again. From here they should be run on EACH boot, and will take affect.
4. The directory remaster/KNOPPIX.build/Knoppix.Master/KNOPPIX-CUST OM/boot/isolinux holds the boot files. Here you can edit: * boot.msg - says "Press keys F2 and F3..." and displays the version number in the next line * minirt24.gz - the minikernel which boots and shows welcome to knoppix in many colors. Beware - editing this file by me made it un-bootable. More research is required. miniroot24.gz is 799,962. Miniroot24 is 4,608,000 * Logo.16 - the boot splash screen. An LSS format file. Make by building a 640x400 16-color bitmap to start with. Then use the following commands within Linux to convert it to lss. Assume in the following example that our file is called logo16.bmp # bmptoppm logo16.bmp > logo16.ppm # ppmtolss logo.16
5. To prevent the 'hard disk', 'cd-rom', etc icons from being placed on the desktop at boot, you will need to edit the/etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession file. Comment out the line that reads 'mkdesktophdicons'. In my case, this was around line 380. Note that this is for KDE - for other window managers, these may be c
I've been working with my local Red Cross (in Canada) to create just such a disk. We tentatively named it "RedCrossix" and it is based on Knoppix 3.6.
There were a couple of key goals when we created it:
-Needs to be able to boot from CD OR install to HD.
-Must be secure (unable to read/write hard disk) of borrowed PC, unless you do install.
-Very simplified desktop and menu structure in KDE. Web Browser / Email / Word processor / Games.
-Needs to auto-detect hardware (thanks Knoppix team for this..)
-Customization (red-cross wallpaper, splash screens, etc).
It's actually pretty simple to take Knoppix and do this. If anyone's interested, reply and I'll post my notes later tonght when I get home (after 11pm MST - North American Time).
The problem here is that his 'sport' costs other people in stress, time, and money.
I wonder how he would feel if other people used him to practise their sports. Perhaps some aspiring boxers or martial artists could help him gain perspective of what it's like when other people 'practice' their sport at your expense.
DATA stored on the computer is generally far more precious then the PC itself, and buying a new PC isn`t going to get you back that thesis/invoice/email.
You could check out PCCharge. It is designed for people like your friend.
The service isn`t perfect, but as long as your friend stays away from food stamp sales (he doesn`t run a grocery store does he?) it should be ok.
Actually, no. I live in southern Alberta, and the 2 major cities (Lethbridge and Medicine Hat each with 50,000+ people) both have their own Police forces. Although there are are RCMP detachments here, they are small and patrol the highways/rural areas around the cities.
I am probably going to get moderated way down for this - but I really don`t see the problem with the lawsuit. Who really cares if the members of the band have millions of dollars? If they want to continue selling their product, and prevent people from obtaining it without paying for it, why shouldn`t they be allowed to do everything in their power to achieve this? Like it or not, these songs are intellectual property belonging to Metallica, and for our community (in particular) to not respect IP is hypocritical. How many stories/comments have I seen in the last week blasting Be and Abit because they have taken someone else's intellectual property and not used it in the manner it was intended? How would everyone here feel if companies took GPL'd code, modified it a bit, and then released it as closed source, commercial software? Don't you think legal action would be taken then as well? If Metallica wanted to release some of their music under a public license - great.. more power to them, but the decision is theirs.
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The idea "anybody can make it if they work hard" IS TRUE. To claim otherwise is silly.
In my case, I grew up and was one of 2 kids to a single mother (father abandoned the family) who was on welfare.
Not only am I relatively rich and working in the IT field (not a millionaire but doing well), but *my mom*(who was 25 when this happened) worked her ass off, got a nursing degree, 2 masters later on and now teaches at a University.
People who whine that hard work don`t get you anything should get out of the way for those of us willing to do it.
Ask and ye shall receive. Hopefully the formatting turns out ok.. The below is available as a word doc called 'redcrossix.doc' at http://www.mikelong.ca/downloads/rc/
/usr/share/apps/ksplash/Themes/Default/splash_top. png.
/remaster/etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession
/dev/sda1, or something similar.
/etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession file. Comment out the line that reads 'mkdesktophdicons'. In my case, this was around line 380. Note that this is for KDE - for other window managers, these may be c
1. Follow the instructions at http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13867 , with the following additional notes.
2. Removing packages: Use the following commands to remove extra packages.
A) # deselect update
The above command updates the system package list.
B) # dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Installed-Size} ${Package}\n' | sort -n The above command displays packages and disk usage.
C) # apt-get remove packagename
Here are some of the packages I removed:
- openoffice-de-en
- kdevelop3
- gdb
- kompare
- emacs*
- xtel
- gpsdrive
- ethereal
- lynx
- elinks
- xchat
- airsnort
- ettercap-*
- gq
- mtr
- pppstatus
- wavemon
- mutt
- slrn
- minicom
- iptraf
D) # deborphan | xargs apt-get -y remove
The above command removes orphan packages
E) # apt-get clean
The above command clean up old install packages that are no longer needed.
3. Customize the 'Loading KDE' splash screen by changing the file:
Editing Menus
The menu's in KDE and possibly other window managers are generated dynamically by the 'menu' script. You cannot use normal methods of remastering to change the menu's, and most move to a different method. I got around this by doing 2 things:
a) Commenting out lines 125-150 (rsync block) in
b) Create your remastered CD, and boot from it on a different PC then you remaster from. It will have the default menu's the first time. Don't worry. Use KDE menu editor to customize them, as you would like them to be. Also, use the KDE Control Center for any other changes you want (wallpaper, etc). When you are done, put a USB key in the drive. The system will automount it, showing you the name of the partition(s) on it. These will likely be
c) Use the Knoppix "Save Configuration"(KMenu --> KNOPPIX --> Configure --> Save Knoppix Confguration OR run 'saveconfig') script to save your configuration to the USB key. I save 'Personal Configuration', 'All Files on Desktop', and other to my USB partition. This will create 2 files: configs.tbz and knoppix.sh.
d) Get these files back to your 'remaster' box, and copy them to "/remaster/KNOPPIX.build/Knoppix.Master/KNOPPIX-CU STOM/KNOPPIX/" directory. Now, rebuild and remaster your CD again. From here they should be run on EACH boot, and will take affect.
4. The directory remaster/KNOPPIX.build/Knoppix.Master/KNOPPIX-CUST OM/boot/isolinux holds the boot files. Here you can edit:
* boot.msg - says "Press keys F2 and F3..." and displays the version number in the next line
* minirt24.gz - the minikernel which boots and shows welcome to knoppix in many colors. Beware - editing this file by me made it un-bootable. More research is required.
miniroot24.gz is 799,962. Miniroot24 is 4,608,000
* Logo.16 - the boot splash screen. An LSS format file. Make by building a 640x400 16-color bitmap to start with. Then use the following commands within Linux to convert it to lss. Assume in the following example that our file is called logo16.bmp
# bmptoppm logo16.bmp > logo16.ppm
# ppmtolss logo.16
5. To prevent the 'hard disk', 'cd-rom', etc icons from being placed on the desktop at boot, you will need to edit the
I've been working with my local Red Cross (in Canada) to create just such a disk. We tentatively named it "RedCrossix" and it is based on Knoppix 3.6.
There were a couple of key goals when we created it:
-Needs to be able to boot from CD OR install to HD.
-Must be secure (unable to read/write hard disk) of borrowed PC, unless you do install.
-Very simplified desktop and menu structure in KDE. Web Browser / Email / Word processor / Games.
-Needs to auto-detect hardware (thanks Knoppix team for this..)
-Customization (red-cross wallpaper, splash screens, etc).
It's actually pretty simple to take Knoppix and do this. If anyone's interested, reply and I'll post my notes later tonght when I get home (after 11pm MST - North American Time).
For anyone using Postfix, I would highly recommend setting it up to work with Postgrey http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/postgrey/.
This reduced the spam at our installation by over 80% overnight, and has so far had no complaints of false positive.
For a detailed explanation of how this works, see here..http://projects.puremagic.com/greylisting/
The problem here is that his 'sport' costs other people in stress, time, and money.
I wonder how he would feel if other people used him to practise their sports. Perhaps some aspiring boxers or martial artists could help him gain perspective of what it's like when other people 'practice' their sport at your expense.
The new computer isn`t generally the issue.
DATA stored on the computer is generally far more precious then the PC itself, and buying a new PC isn`t going to get you back that thesis/invoice/email.
You could check out PCCharge. It is designed for people like your friend. The service isn`t perfect, but as long as your friend stays away from food stamp sales (he doesn`t run a grocery store does he?) it should be ok.
Actually, no. I live in southern Alberta, and the 2 major cities (Lethbridge and Medicine Hat each with 50,000+ people) both have their own Police forces. Although there are are RCMP detachments here, they are small and patrol the highways/rural areas around the cities.
I am probably going to get moderated way down for this - but I really don`t see the problem with the lawsuit. Who really cares if the members of the band have millions of dollars? If they want to continue selling their product, and prevent people from obtaining it without paying for it, why shouldn`t they be allowed to do everything in their power to achieve this? Like it or not, these songs are intellectual property belonging to Metallica, and for our community (in particular) to not respect IP is hypocritical. How many stories/comments have I seen in the last week blasting Be and Abit because they have taken someone else's intellectual property and not used it in the manner it was intended? How would everyone here feel if companies took GPL'd code, modified it a bit, and then released it as closed source, commercial software? Don't you think legal action would be taken then as well? If Metallica wanted to release some of their music under a public license - great.. more power to them, but the decision is theirs.