[OPEN-ILS-DEV] readme for evergreen in gentoo image

[Dan Scott]

On 28/08/07, Noel Goodman <goldenchild_gt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I was looking at the readme.txt file in the root of the evergreen folder.
> Was this image made to run on a linux system? I ask because of the commands
> seem to be for linux.
>
> At present, we are using a windows system to run both staff and server.
> Since we are working with an image of evergreen on Gentoo, i was assuming it
> can run on a windows system since everything is self contained.
> -Do I have to use this image on a Linux system or is there a windows
> equivalent set of commands to use the image?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Noel Goodman - University of Guyana


Hi Noel:

Have you installed VMWare Player on your Windows system? VMWare Player
and VMWare Server are both free downloads from vmware.com that let you
run VMWare images. Essentially, you are going to be running a Gentoo
Linux operating system on top of a virtual machine running on top of
your Windows system.

So my readme assumed a couple of preliminary steps; I'll try to fill
them in here:

1) Install a VMWare product (VMWare Player or VMWare Server)

2) Unzip the Evergreen_Gentoo.zip VMWare image.

3) In VMWare Player or VMWare Server, open the "Other Linux 2.6.x
kernel.vmx" file found in the unzipped directory. Your Evergreen
Gentoo Linux operating system should begin booting up, presenting you
with a login prompt.

>From this point on, the instructions in the README.txt should be able
to be applied.

I hope this helps -- if not, keep on posting!

-- 
Dan Scott
Laurentian University