KCLUG

1 participants
3235 discussions

Subversion of config files - was:[Linux Job]
by Brian Kelsay 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

Like a rollback mechanism? Last known good? Or just a place to store the old versions. RedHat recently introduced a rollback mechanism/repository for RPM. you have to install the RPM with the proper switches and have the repository ready. I read about it in Linux Journal. Brian Kelsay >>> Gerald Combs <> 03/24/05 08:31AM >>> Brian Kelsay wrote: > Get with Cymor and interrogate him about what Debian does exactly. When I do an upgrade, if a package has a config file and the author has added new default features, the apt/dpkg system compares it to your config file to see if you have customized it yet. I've been told the best thing to do is to say no to an update of the config file to preserve your changes. I have chosen on one box to look at the changes, but got a bit lost. I assume that once you are familiar w/ a given pkg, you could change this stuff on the fly to get new features. Gentoo does this too, in its own annoying way. What I want is something that will automatically detect when I make a change to a given file in /etc, and check that change into SVN. That way I can see all the changes that have been made to a configuration file, and revert back to a specific revision if needed.

3 2

Re: Linux Audio "VCR"?
by Leo Mauler 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

Wow, a different uncompressed encoding than WAV (brain explodes). Any suggestions as to what I should be using? I've never used any non-MP3/OGG audio format other than WAV. --- Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins(a)tarcanfel.org> wrote: > On Wednesday 23 March 2005 11:05 pm, Leo Mauler > wrote: > > > The problem is that after about an hour of > recording > > the WAV file develops pops and crackles, and > starts > > losing sections of the recording. > > It seems to me that I remember that to be a problem > with the WAV file format, > and/or the file size reaching the point where it's > no longer stored in RAM. > You might try a different encoding. And I always thought: the very simplest words Must be enough. When I say what things are like Everyone's heart must be torn to shreds. That you'll go down if you don't stand up for yourself Surely you see that. -- Bertolt Brecht __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/

1 0

Re: [Fw: Linux Job]
by Brian Kelsay 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Get with Cymor and interrogate him about what Debian does exactly. When I do an upgrade, if a package has a config file and the author has added new default features, the apt/dpkg system compares it to your config file to see if you have customized it yet. I've been told the best thing to do is to say no to an update of the config file to preserve your changes. I have chosen on one box to look at the changes, but got a bit lost. I assume that once you are familiar w/ a given pkg, you could change this stuff on the fly to get new features. Brian Kelsay >>> Gerald Combs <> 03/23/05 11:00PM >>> Dave Hull wrote: > There are system administrators who use version control for config files. It's > not just for breakfast anymore. Out of curiosity, are there any distros that version-control configuration files out of the box?

3 2

Re: Linux Audio "VCR"?
by Brian Kelsay 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

and it is QT based. Sweet. Brian Kelsay >>> Jonathan Hutchins <> 03/24/05 01:16PM >>> On Wednesday 23 March 2005 11:05 PM, Leo Mauler wrote: > I have to work a lot of weekends these days, and I'm > out so late on Saturdays that, having missed "A > Prairie Home Companion" from 5-7pm Saturday, I sleep > right through the Sunday morning repeat. I note that they do webcast it, but only during the "live" broadcast window. You might be able to use "streamtuned" ( http://freshmeat.net/projects/streamtuned/ ) to recorde the webcast. Streamtuned might also be of interest to Rick Franklin, looking for a stream browser. (No relationship I can find to streamtune.)

1 0

Linux Audio "VCR"?
by Leo Mauler 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

I have to work a lot of weekends these days, and I'm out so late on Saturdays that, having missed "A Prairie Home Companion" from 5-7pm Saturday, I sleep right through the Sunday morning repeat. I'm really looking for a reason not to use Windows 98 and the "Total Recorder" application I registered a few years ago. This solution technically works, it allows me to record from Line In at a pre-scheduled time, without me having to be around to start the recorder. The problem is that after about an hour of recording the WAV file develops pops and crackles, and starts losing sections of the recording. I don't mind a Mono recording and even that setting doesn't help. I somehow think Linux might do a better job (and ext3 should manage the larger WAV files better than FAT32), but no one seems to be using the "record from Line In" option for recording radio like a VCR. Everyone's developing projects using hardware FM Radio cards, and I'm just not in that income bracket these days. So how does one go about doing a timed recording in Linux? Assume that the sound hardware is already installed and working (KNOPPIX 3.7 detects the SoundBlaster PCI card with no problems). I'm probably going to use Mandrake 10.0 since I'm used to it. I'd still prefer a console solution, the machine is a PII-300MHz with 256MB RAM. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

4 4

RE: [Fw: Linux Job]
by Garrett Goebel 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Jonathan Hutchins wrote: > Hal Duston wrote: > > > Source Code Configuration Management > > * CVS > > * Subversion > > * Visual Sourcesafe a plus > > I would think that would be the responsibility of the software > project manager. Putting under the SysAdmin pretty much > guarantees you get a programming orientation to the job, > rather than a systems and support orientation. There is plenty a sysadmin can do with sourcesafe without needing to know about branching, labelling, and pinning... They can perform nightly maintainance, scan logs, and be familiar with the various forms of data corruption that occur and how to recover from them. They can split and merge repositories. Try vainly to make it more secure through the use of shadow folders, etc. > A lot of people don't appreciate the fact that a good programmer > is NOT the same thing as a good system administrator. True. Consistent, cautious, conservative, and reliable are not the hallmarks of most programmers. Nor a willingness to perform tasks of a repetitive nature. Just as there is a world of difference between a database administrator and a database architect, a good systems administrator is not the same thing as as a good systems architect. Administering a system is different than designing one. If you have a well architected system, you won't need as many sysadmins. The best sysadmins I've encountered have almost always come from a software or database developer background. They usually end up as the systems architects... but their job title more likely still reads "senior sysadmin". -- Garrett Goebel IS Development Specialist ScriptPro Direct: 913.403.5261 5828 Reeds Road Main: 913.384.1008 Mission, KS 66202 Fax: 913.384.2180 www.scriptpro.com garrett(a)scriptpro.com

2 1

Re: Linux radio question
by Leo Mauler 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

I've not found a "manage RealPlayer links" app or site, just using Bookmarks in Mozilla to keep track of them. Yes its kludgy and two applications, but it works reasonably well. --- "Richard A. Franklin" <raldenfranklin(a)everestkc.net> wrote: > Just starting to listen to live radio using > RealPlayer 10.0.2.608 w/ > SuSE 9.2 (thanks to SuSE for the free 9.2 DVD ISO). > > Any recommendations for free Web sites and/or > Linux tools for selecting stations and managing > addresses for favorites? Have tried saving links > to connections under "favorites" with RealPlayer, > but I often get error messages indicating a > possibly outdated or inaccurate link when I try > to return to a saved station ... sometimes I can > retrieve a live stream, sometimes not. > > Rick And I always thought: the very simplest words Must be enough. When I say what things are like Everyone's heart must be torn to shreds. That you'll go down if you don't stand up for yourself Surely you see that. -- Bertolt Brecht __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

3 2

Re: Linux Audio "VCR"?
by Leo Mauler 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

arecord? Haven't heard about that one, I was considering using rec from the sox package. Someone on the Internet suggested another package called "ecasound". I haven't used cron much as a mostly home user of Linux. My main Linux machine doesn't change all that often to need to run many cron jobs. --- "D. Hageman" <dhageman(a)dracken.com> wrote: > > cron for the scheduling. arecord for the recording. > > > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Leo Mauler wrote: > > > I have to work a lot of weekends these > > days, and I'm out so late on Saturdays > > that, having missed "A Prairie Home > > Companion" from 5-7pm Saturday, I sleep > > right through the Sunday morning repeat. > > > > I'm really looking for a reason not to > > use Windows 98 and the "Total Recorder" > > application I registered a few years > > ago. This solution technically works, > > it allows me to record from Line In at > > a pre-scheduled time, without me > > having to be around to start the > > recorder. > > > > The problem is that after about an > > hour ofrecording the WAV file develops > > pops and crackles, and starts losing > > sections of the recording. I don't > > mind a Mono recording and even that > > setting doesn't help. > > > > I somehow think Linux might do a > > better job (and ext3 should manage > > the larger WAV files better than > > FAT32), but no one seems to be using > > the "record from Line In" option for > > recording radio like a VCR. > > Everyone's developing projects using > > hardware FM Radio cards, and I'm just > > not in that income bracket these days. > > > > So how does one go about doing a timed > > recording in Linux? Assume that the > > sound hardware is already installed and > > working (KNOPPIX 3.7 detects the > > SoundBlaster PCI card with no problems). > > I'm probably going to use Mandrake 10.0 > > since I'm used to it. I'd still prefer > > a console solution, the machine is a > > PII-300MHz with 256MB RAM. And I always thought: the very simplest words Must be enough. When I say what things are like Everyone's heart must be torn to shreds. That you'll go down if you don't stand up for yourself Surely you see that. -- Bertolt Brecht __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

2 1

[Fw: Linux Job]
by Hal Duston 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Folks, Here is a Linux admin job opportunity. This is my current employer, for whom I have worked since July 1996. If you have any questions about Bradford & Galt, and what type of company they are to work for, contact me. If you have any questions about the position, contact April Garlington as specified below. ----- Begin forwarded message ----- Bradford & Galt is currently looking for a Linux Administrator in the St. Louis area Contract 1 year could be a contract for hire 60K to negotiable Must have at least 3 years experience working as a Linux Administrator Specifically, the responsibility will include: * OS administration (Linux - We also need Windows and HP-UX). * Source code configuration management (Starteam) * Release management (Ant, InstallShield, InstallAnywhere and others) * Server management (Tomcat, Apache, Tomcat, etc.) * Services management (Windows services, Linux cron, etc.) * Database operations (Oracle client, and others) * Programming experience a plus (Java, Crystal Reports, etc) Installation and configuration of servers Will be troubleshooting and maintaining the servers Will be doing report development Will be helping with deployment of new version of software and OS Windows experience required UNIX experience Release Management * Building Linux RPMs for distribution * InstallShield for Windows * Gentoo Ebuilds * Writing custom application installers from scratch Source Code Configuration Management * CVS * Subversion * Visual Sourcesafe a plus Please contact April Garlington at adj(a)bgcs.com or 913-663-1264 x103 if you are interested in this opportunity. April Garlington Sr. Staffing Specialist Bradford & Galt Consulting Services (913)663-1264 x103 adj(a)bgcs.com www.bradfordandgalt.com ........we're thinking ahead ----- End forwarded message -----

6 8

Re: Linux Audio "VCR"?
by Brian Kelsay 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

As always, google is your friend. Just get your terms right. I read at least one article in the past in Linux Journal about setting up a fm tuner card or a radio, hooking it to line in, and recording w/ a cmd line recorder. It looked pretty easy. You might also look at thelinuxshow.com for an archived howto on a similar system that includes TV I think. if you use a radio, you will either have to leave it on, make a serial/parallel controlled switch to activate power, or hook up a simple lamp outlet timer. Just thought of this, you could use an X10 controlled switch too. Wass made some Java progs. to remotely control the X10 modules. Brian Kelsay >>> Justin Dugger <> 03/23/05 11:19PM >>> Well, assuming you can handle getting the proper channel tuned and sending audio to your line-in, it should be a simple matter of a cron job (cron being a root word for time, and the name of a linux command that runs in the background similar to Windows Scheduler) and your favorite command line recording program. Every distro provides some form of cron, and it seems each one is special in its own unique way. You should consult the manuals of your distro for specific advice, and I think I found a good place to start with mandrake here: http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/100/en/Command-Line.html/command… You may have to dig around more to find the exact setup you need, or perhaps some fancy GUI interface to the cron job file. Justin Dugger On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:05:56 -0800 (PST), Leo Mauler <> wrote: > I have to work a lot of weekends these days, and I'm > out so late on Saturdays that, having missed "A > Prairie Home Companion" from 5-7pm Saturday, I sleep > right through the Sunday morning repeat. > > I'm really looking for a reason not to use Windows 98 > and the "Total Recorder" application I registered a > few years ago. This solution technically works, it > allows me to record from Line In at a pre-scheduled > time, without me having to be around to start the > recorder. > > The problem is that after about an hour of recording > the WAV file develops pops and crackles, and starts > losing sections of the recording. I don't mind a Mono > recording and even that setting doesn't help. > > I somehow think Linux might do a better job (and ext3 > should manage the larger WAV files better than FAT32), > but no one seems to be using the "record from Line In" > option for recording radio like a VCR. Everyone's > developing projects using hardware FM Radio cards, and > I'm just not in that income bracket these days. > > So how does one go about doing a timed recording in > Linux? Assume that the sound hardware is already > installed and working (KNOPPIX 3.7 detects the > SoundBlaster PCI card with no problems). I'm probably > going to use Mandrake 10.0 since I'm used to it. I'd > still prefer a console solution, the machine is a > PII-300MHz with 256MB RAM. >

1 0

Jump to page:

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

KCLUG