From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E6vg3-0007Ux-OL for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:40:20 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j7LJcoqs027999; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:38:50 GMT Received: from nproxy.gmail.com (nproxy.gmail.com [64.233.182.192]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7LJZBsd020524 for ; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:35:12 GMT Received: by nproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id x37so244185nfc for ; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:35:45 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=sdrcIrxsZ/vM0LLHBwr6b0XXiNp8PMx5nwZFLQE/e4wuhJVwJqxU6eYKMmBHeJj8gsILpend0WuiN+5CPWREsjM75mmUcG/kPoUAwRuL/TPtadP04HYBnayGsO56Ow36XhSohL743Z2rjYiPbkBLldjJb36x7WqkzGu5v8j/12s= Received: by 10.48.30.20 with SMTP id d20mr149389nfd; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:35:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.48.142.10 with HTTP; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:35:45 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:35:45 +0000 From: Fernando Meira To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] what's next In-Reply-To: <00bb01c5a66c$ce659610$0501a8c0@croatus> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_8567_6586813.1124652945235" References: <00bb01c5a66c$ce659610$0501a8c0@croatus> X-Archives-Salt: 5d038c94-7465-4617-a4da-0084395db1ea X-Archives-Hash: d8d31de6896f0090cf83a04b0f52aebb ------=_Part_8567_6586813.1124652945235 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 8/21/05, John Dangler wrote: >=20 > I have the basic system installed and updated on my laptop. > Aside from the problem of the splash, everything seems to be well. > I'm wondering what direction to go next? You're the boss... just lead the way.. I hope that's why you installed=20 gentoo!! :)=20 I'd like a good backup solution w/boot capability, but mondo is right out! > It's too flaky at the moment. > I'd like to get a backup of the system at this stage before adding a=20 > desktop > environment, so that I have somewhere to go back to in case of a bork > (either from software or operator error) Try SystemRescueCd. Is bootable and has tools that allows you to backup=20 partitions. You can place you current partition in other place of you disk= =20 or even on a cd.=20 I'm also thinking that some security would be in order here (anti-virus at > least, but I've also read about others like port sentry, iptables, etc). >=20 Well.. I'd advise you iptables. And that's all you need. You won't need=20 anti-virus, though you can use it. I've used BitDefender some time ago.. Fernando. ------=_Part_8567_6586813.1124652945235 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 8/21/05, John Dangler <jdangler@atlantic.net> wrote:
I have the basic system installed and updated on my laptop.
Aside from t= he problem of the splash, everything seems to be well.
I'm wondering wha= t direction to go next?

You're the boss... just lead the way.. I hope that's why you installed gent= oo!! :)

I'd lik= e a good backup solution w/boot capability, but mondo is right out!
It's too flaky at the moment.
I'd like to get a backup of the system at = this stage before adding a desktop
environment, so that I have somewhere= to go back to in case of a bork
(either from software or operator error= )

Try SystemRescueCd. Is bootable and has tools that allows you to backup partitions. You can place you current partition in other place of you disk or even on a cd.

I'm als= o thinking that some security would be in order here (anti-virus at
leas= t, but I've also read about others like port sentry, iptables, etc).

Well.. I'd advise you iptables. And that's all you need. You won't need anti-virus, though you can use it. I've used BitDefender some time ago..
Fernando.
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