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

[Dan Scott]

On 28/08/07, Noel Goodman <goldenchild_gt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks Dan.
>
> Just a thought...maybe you should include that bit of info about the VMWare
> player in your next readme or make this bit of info available as part of
> some online documentation.

Good idea! I will do that.

> -Is there any specific version of the VM player or server that should be
> used or the  current release will do just fine?

The current release should work just fine.

> Thanks again for the info.

My pleasure!

>
>
> Dan Scott <denials at gmail.com> wrote:
>  On 28/08/07, Noel Goodman 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
>
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