[coLinux-devel] Alternative 'official' packaging for binaries?

[boots <jay...@ya...>]

--- Brian Dunford-Shore <bh...@ea...> wrote:
> As soon as manager.py and configurator.py are ready, I would be happy
> to bundle 
> them with a python and Wx installer (and/or in the CoLinux
> installer).
> 
> I updated the installers and as soon as the python stuff is ready to
> go in I will have the installer ready for use.

For users like myself who have no interest in the Python dependancies
and other niceties provided by the automated installer, would it be
possible to make available an alternative package that included only
the required binaries and the net related drivers in an official
tar.bzip? This would ideally include the contents of the CoLinux
directory (including the OpenVPN netdriver dir for tap drivers) without
any default.colinux.xml or base images or any other 3rd party or
external software/files (except for the already mentioned OpenVPN
netdriver dir).

I laud the current effort to package CoLinux using the NSIS installer
as it is both very slick and by all accounts, is working out really
well, particularly for new users. On-the-other-hand, other classes of
users exist who require more flexibility without having to build from
sources for themselves. For example, scripting a network install of
several remote machines (perhaps a farm) would be far simpler with a
tar.bzip than with an interactive installer.

I am particularly interested in having the snapshots made available in
this way. Presently I am making my own packages for these purposes but
not having a recognized 'official' source is always a stickler.

On another note, after reading much about X-Server/VNC solutions on the
list, I was wondering how many are interested in using CoLinux for
headless services? This is presently my main interest as both native
Linux desktops and the Windows desktop itself are far more performant
than CoLinux for this task, at this time. (as a side note, I haven't
had any problems having several cygwin dll's loaded at a given time)

Thanks for the consideration,
xo boots


	
		
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