Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-30 Thread Grant
> > > Keyboard loggers on > > > > public computers freak me out, and lugging my laptop around and hoping > > > > Internet cafes will let me plug in doesn't sound too great. I may end > > > > up doing that though. No big deal. > > > > > > If keyboard loggers are your only problem, google for usa

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-30 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 17:04 -0700, Grant wrote: > > Keyboard loggers on > > > public computers freak me out, and lugging my laptop around and hoping > > > Internet cafes will let me plug in doesn't sound too great. I may end > > > up doing that though. No big deal. > > > > If keyboard loggers

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-29 Thread Grant
> Keyboard loggers on > > public computers freak me out, and lugging my laptop around and hoping > > Internet cafes will let me plug in doesn't sound too great. I may end > > up doing that though. No big deal. > > If keyboard loggers are your only problem, google for usage of ssh+otp > (one-ti

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-29 Thread Peter Gaži
Keyboard loggers on > public computers freak me out, and lugging my laptop around and hoping > Internet cafes will let me plug in doesn't sound too great. I may end > up doing that though. No big deal. If keyboard loggers are your only problem, google for usage of ssh+otp (one-time passwords).

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-29 Thread Grant
> I guess you could brew one up after you got a minimalist Gentoo install > configured to your liking, taking care that the total size didn't exceed > 700mb compressed. However, my understanding is that Gentoo Live Cds are > essentially designed just for installing Gentoo, not a full featured and

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-29 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:48:38 -0700, Grant wrote: > How is that better than mastering your own Gentoo LiveCD with catalyst > though? It seems like if I'll end up with the same thing (Linux on a > CD), I should stick with what I know (Gentoo). There's an alternative method, posted on the forums. I

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-29 Thread Robert Crawford
On Friday 29 April 2005 02:48 pm, Grant wrote: > > Take a look at Slax 5.0.4. It's small, kde 3.4.0, dhcp. k3b, all the > > desktop essentials, etc., and you can save your settings/configs either > > on floppy, HD, or their web site, so you don't even have to carry a > > floppy or USB key around.

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-29 Thread Grant
> Take a look at Slax 5.0.4. It's small, kde 3.4.0, dhcp. k3b, all the desktop > essentials, etc., and you can save your settings/configs either on floppy, > HD, or their web site, so you don't even have to carry a floppy or USB key > around. Slax mounts all HD disks, and you can save your work ea

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-29 Thread Robert Crawford
On Friday 29 April 2005 12:50 pm, Calvin Spealman wrote: > The Ramdisk option eliminates the need for two CD drives in most situations > (not a good idea for low-memory systems), and I've seen others use this > kind of setup in tandem with a USB key drive for storage. > > On 4/29/05, Grant <[EMAIL

Re: [gentoo-user] The LiveCD as the workstation

2005-04-29 Thread Calvin Spealman
The Ramdisk option eliminates the need for two CD drives in most situations (not a good idea for low-memory systems), and I've seen others use this kind of setup in tandem with a USB key drive for storage.On 4/29/05, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've read a little about how custom LiveCDs can b