Re: [PLUG] Playing with Fire?

["Jason Wertz" <JWERTZ@dccc.edu>]

I may have asked this question before on the list but related to this topic...is there a utility that will take a compiled kernel (say compiled by a previous sys-admin who didn't bother to save there .config files) and tell you all of the configuration options used to compile that kernel? Is this possible? Could this "report compiled options" be written into the kernel as a feature...although one that may risk security for the system? Is this available and I'm just totally oblivious to this feature...as in it is part of compiling a kernel with development features enabled?

Thanks.

Jason Wertz
Senior Technology Specialist / WebMaster
Delaware County Community College
ph: 610-325-2771
fax: 610-325-2820
http://learn.dccc.edu/~jason




>>> gregsonh@gra-inc.com 11/26/02 10:44AM >>>
I'd recommend Libranet.  The installer is a very easy, menu-driven deal 
(tho' not graphical) and the hardware autodetection is great.  Their tool,
Adminmenu, gives you a gui interface for changing network configs, adding
users, package management, and even kernel recompiles.  I recompiled my 
kernel for my Athlon right after install, just to see whether it would
work--it did.  Point-n-click kernel recompiles...what will they think
of next?
Not knowing anyone else who ran it, I downloaded the 2.0 "essentials"
.iso.  That's still available or you can buy the new 2.7 version which
likely has some worthwile improvements.  You also wouldn't have to install
openoffice and other such things.

BTW, openoffice is now apt-gettable, from the fine folk here:
http://www.linux-debian.de/openoffice/ 

Greg Helledy
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Ok. I'm going to try debian on an athlon desktop and see how it goes
before committing to my laptop. Which distro is recommended? Vanilla
debian, lycoris, xandros? I tried my old copy of progeny, but it fails
very ungracefully.

thanks

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