Home Server Projects
I've always been interested in installing servers for home use. The ability to customize Linux based servers to the degree that surpasses what is economically available from any other source makes Linux the obvious choice. Linux also offers the home user more latitude in that it will support practically any other desktop operating system with basic services.
Friday 29 February 2008, 4:52 AM
Remember that demented WHS box, Kraken? RIP, snap, crackle and pop
Been doing a lot of reading and programming both at home and the office. VB.Net(2005) at the office and C at home, its enough to make you a little schizo! Anyway, been reading security notices about various Windows Server products. Well what do you know? They've discovered a serious kernel flaw in Win2003 Server, the basis for the Windoze Home Server. Needless to say, I'm ever so happy I didn't get snookered into putting one of those things on the net!
Well time to microwave the WHS DVD, 5 seconds on High and its gone. Neat lighting and sound effects. Best way I've found to destroy a CD or a DVD and the most satisfying way I've found to "celebrate" a real dud.
Finally got MySQL server to work on Debbie. Had to completely uninstall it, delete the config files and remove it from the cache. Then use apt-get to bring it back from the Internet repository. That did the fix on MySQL. I suspect that I could get Bacula to work now. That will happen after I figure out a means of backing up the hard drives first. I've got a lot of time and energy invested in her now and I don't want to screw it up.
Cindy, my desktop Debian 4.0 box, works pretty well for a P3 and 256MB of ram. I started working the image down to a minimal configuration so it would be a little faster. I wonder what it would take to just run FireFox (Iceweasel) on top of X and dumping the Gnome desktop?
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