Re: postgresql live-cd - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

Hello Robin,

On Thursday 06 July 2006 10:09, Robin Gareus wrote:
>  * improved support for non X11 mode. (gpm, auto-start
>    doc.browser on tty1,..)

gpm is a good idea;  I find it very usefull

> stay tuned. I'm just uploading the new image.

I'm curious too :-)

> Reading 'tru the Ubuntu pg-live feature list. I find that it has about
> the same Features as our knoppix pg-live but the Knoppix variant is
> somewhat more lightweight:

Yeah, the first time I develop pg_live (2yrs ago) I thought in terms of downloading the iso off the internet. This time
aroundit's more about completeness. 

>  - apache + pgphpadmin, sshd,... are installed but not started by
>    default. (there's even a start button in the KDE menu for 'em ;-)

another good idea i.e. make sure the user knows he has a choice

>  - procedural lang support seems to be identical (perl,tcl,php,r,python)

Did you create an R environment for plr?

>    and so are the various contrib packages (slony, tsearch2, pgpool,...)
>
> > It's based on Ubuntu so it has full installation capabilities if
> > the user wants it.
>
> knoppix can install itself, too (create persistant disk-image Button in
> the KDE menu)

It's been a year since I looked at knoppix, has it become easier to install?


> - I don't want to start an Ubuntu vs. Knoppix thread
> now... but AFAICT the Knoppix autoconfiguration is suitable for more
> Systems than Ubuntu...

I wanted to try out Xubuntu just for the fun of it (it uses squashfs as opposed to the knoppix cloop).

The biggest difference I found was the simplicity of installing Xubuntu as a working system. The distro has a cool
bootupsequence. 

> > There's a lot of documentation that I've added in added to the
> > standard reference documentation.
>
> If your doc is not specific the ubuntu-live-cd it would be great if we
> can include them.. - I'd also be interested in the slony example scripts
> that you mention.

The documentation is part of my writings written for various publications from the past few years. You may use my
articlesbut please keep my copyright on them. 

Another request, please do not change the text without first consulting with me (after all this is my bread and
butter).

Be advised pg_live includes documentation from one other author, the R tutorial.

I would like to see the development of a standard set of documentation for future live-cds and see about getting them
translatedinto other languages thus enabling non-english venues with a live cd. Perhaps doing it in French could be the
nexttranslation. Comments? 

cheers

Robert