From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16364 invoked from network); 5 Dec 2004 18:48:06 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 5 Dec 2004 18:48:06 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1Cb1QU-0006Wr-70 for arch-gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 05 Dec 2004 18:48:06 +0000 Received: (qmail 10659 invoked by uid 89); 5 Dec 2004 18:47:50 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-user-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 13896 invoked from network); 5 Dec 2004 18:47:49 +0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=EWryVZJrUbn3jpo1kwhENGItvRaQeWjalUL6NT8fhpAUhNluMuJil9fVemWegXcF3ypRFjj8k4WMRsbBLa/Tk0Hj0CuM+wDTEoNFDXqHbqmVWxND0TertiyurwoSIAbvDPyZVAuLsdLheIZNjj3Mbqxjy0xc8RhkKo5dOzdhbP8= Message-ID: <49bf44f1041205104740d5e834@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:47:49 -0800 From: Grant Reply-To: Grant To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <41B35026.10905@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <49bf44f1041205101223ad79bc@mail.gmail.com> <41B35026.10905@gentoo.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg on my server (talk me out if it?) X-Archives-Salt: afdec4ca-785c-4007-84d4-c4b40698a9d3 X-Archives-Hash: 2d18423aacfcd070d9b2c7f8d42355fb > > I need to have VMware installed on my web server to test updates. > > I've been searching for a way to do this without installing X for a > > while, and it just doesn't seem do-able. > > > > Anyway, I'm about to install xorg on there and it seems like an > > important decision. I'm wondering if anyone will tell me to hit the > > brakes? > > What's wrong with a chroot? You can test updates to everything except the > kernel. If you need that too, try UML. > I'm definitely still a beginner. A chroot would allow me to do this? Would I even need VMware in that case? What I'd like to be able to do is copy my current Gentoo server system over to something (chroot, VMware, UML) and test emerges and etc-updates on it to make sure nothing is broken. I would like to be able to to test kernel changes, but I can live without it. UML actually won't work at all because I use the hardened-sources. - Grant > -- > Andrew Gaffney > Gentoo Linux Developer > Installer Project -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list