The_Fury
Sorcerer
Group: Banned
Posts: 485
Joined: Jun 1, 2008
|
#1 Posted Sep 17, 2008, 12:41 am
|
Pendrive Linux
Pendrive linux is another Mandrake/riva derived project that uses QEMU to run linux within a window. You install it onto a cheep pendrive 1gig or larger and can install software from the online repository. On my machine it was a little unresponsive, 3gig Athlon 2gig ram, i think this was due to the QEMU emulation but it was still usable to code and compile my game server.
Its a pretty cool solution for those without laptops who would like to be able to work on their code from anywhere, i still think Andlinux is a better solution, but if your using different computers all the time, this might be a solution.
|
......................... bMUD: Custom server written in Ruby.
The Oriental Dojo Mud
The_Fury: Coder and Designer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The_Fury
Sorcerer
Group: Banned
Posts: 485
Joined: Jun 1, 2008
|
#4 Posted Sep 17, 2008, 2:45 am
|
It is a linux OS that is on the pendrive and you save your files to the pendrive also. It creates a loop back disk on the pendrive, it installs a 256meg one, which i felt was a little small, but it has utilities that allow you to make it any size you like. Im going to take my pendrive to uni tomorrow and trial it out on the uni computers, might save me lugging the lap top about everywhere with me for when i have a few hours between lectures and want to work on my code.
|
......................... bMUD: Custom server written in Ruby.
The Oriental Dojo Mud
The_Fury: Coder and Designer.
Last edited Sep 17, 2008, 2:50 am by The_Fury
|
|
|
|
Brinson
Sorcerer
Group: Members
Posts: 328
Joined: Sep 8, 2006
|
#6 Posted Sep 18, 2008, 4:23 am
|
DavidHaley said:Hmm, that's what happens when you post bleary-eyed from fatigue... 
Personally I prefer having a server somewhere that keeps my files, and then I log into it over ssh and do my work that way... no need to have full-blown Linux installs everywhere I go, and I get to have a proper environment on the more permanent computers (e.g. home, laptop).
Yeah, all the PCs at my school have WINSCP and Putty because you SSH into the server to setup some things like your student webpage.
|
|
|
Sandi
Wizard
Group: Members
Posts: 622
Joined: Jun 17, 2006
|
#7 Posted Sep 18, 2008, 4:42 am
|
This might be just the thing for people behind firewalls.
|
......................... The Witch of Tir na nOg
www.tnnmud.com
tnnmud.com 6789
|
|
