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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > What makes the ext2 version better than the loop version?
>
> The loop version is ext2 (even though the file sits on
> a DOS partition).  A dedicated Linux partition is better
> than a loop because it is faster and more stable.

We have not noticed the loop version being unstable.  How much faster is 
it to work in dedicated linux?  The loop version seems to load just as 
fast.  And it does not use up a partition.

> > > -------------------------------
> > > cat package.tgz | nc address 33
> > > -------------------------------
> >
> > Does this do the equivalent of pkg (i. e., unpack the
> > files and run any scripts to make symlinks)?
>
> It unpacks the files.  It does not automatcally execute
> the installation script (doinst.sh). If /install/doinst.sh
> exists, you will have to run it yourself (then delete it).
> If any libraries are in the package, you should also run
> ldconfig.
>
> > Netcat is doing something to computer lois at port 33?
>
> Netcat is running on both ends (receive tells netcat
> to listen on port 33).  Anything piped to the local
> netcat is output by the remote netcat.

I think your 'send' script also uses cat.  Very versatile and I had no 
idea it could unpack .tgz files.

Is there also some way to set up the serial network so that the computer 
containing the packages can be mounted as a directory on the computer 
where you want to install the packages?    Would this require installing 
another package on the source computer (mc-serv?).  Then you could use 
pkg (single-step procedure instead of three steps).  pkg *.tgz (and come 
back in a few minutes).

> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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