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04-25-2008

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Which Linux dist?

I'm working from what I believe is a server based implementation of Unix and Linux. I access terminals and a Red Hat desktop through Sun Global Desktop from a windows PC.

Recently I have been doing much more complicated activities (than usual). I needed to use cmake, make and gcc (version 4.0.3 or higher). However, I only have access to make. Due to not having administrative rights, I have manage to unpack and install cmake in my home directory and get this to work. However, I realised that my gcc version was lower than 4.0.3. I started the process of installing that too, but it got out of hand with it's size and need for different folders for installation. My home directory is only 200MBs.

I'm now thinking that is would be better to use a spare PC to install another version of Linux, install all the libs and do all the compilation there. So my questions would be:

1. Is this the right approach?
2. What version of Linux should I install?
3. Will the compiled code from the spare PC be compatible when I bring it back?

Note: I only need to do this once as a proof of concept then other professionals can get envolved and sort the whole thing out.

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xt-install-image

XT-INSTALL-IMAGE(8)					 Perl Programmers Reference Guide				       XT-INSTALL-IMAGE(8)

NAME

       xt-install-image - Install a fresh copy of GNU/Linux into a directory

SYNOPSIS

	 xt-install-image [options]

	 Help Options:
	  --help	   Show this scripts help information.
	  --manual	   Read this scripts manual.
	  --version	   Show the version number and exit.

	 Debugging Options:
	  --verbose	   Be verbose in our execution.

	 Mandatory Options:
	  --location	   The location to use for the new installation
	  --dist	   The name of the distribution which has been installed.

	 Misc Options:
	  --arch	   Pass the given arch setting to debootstrap or rpmstrap.
	  --config	   Read the specified config file in addition to the global
			   configuration file.
	  --mirror	   The mirror to use when installing with 'debootstrap'.
	  --apt_proxy	   The proxy to use when installing with 'debootstrap'.

	 Installation Options:
	  --install-method  Specify the installation method to use.
	  --install-source  Specify the installation source to use.
	  --debootstrap-cmd Specify which debootstrap command to
			    use. Defaults to debootstrap if both, debootstrap
			    and cdebootstrap are installed.

	 All other options from xen-create-image will be passed as environmental
	variables.

NOTES

	 This script is invoked by xen-create-image after to create a new
	distribution of Linux.	Once the script has been created the companion
	script xt-customize-image will be invoked to perform the network
	configuration, etc.

INSTALLATION METHODS

	 There are several available methods of installation, depending upon the
	users choice.  Only one option may be chosen at any given time.

	 The methods available are:

       debootstrap Install the distribution specified by the --dist argument using the debootstrap.  If you use this option you must specify a
       mirror with --mirror.
       copy Copy the given directory recursively.  This local directory is assumed to contain a complete installation.	Specify the directory to
       copy with the --install-source argument.
       rinse Install the distribution specified by --dist using the rinse command.
       rpmstrap Install the distribution specified by --dist using the rpmstrap command.
       tar Untar a .tar file into the new installation location.  This tarfile is assumed to contain a complete archived system.   Specify the
       directory to copy with the --install-source argument.

AUTHORS

	Steve Kemp, http://www.steve.org.uk/
	Axel Beckert, http://noone.org/abe/
	Dmitry Nedospasov, http://nedos.net/
	StA~Xphane Jourdois

LICENSE

       Copyright (c) 2005-2009 by Steve Kemp, (c) 2010 by The Xen-Tools Development Team. All rights reserved.

       This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  The LICENSE file contains the
       full text of the license.

4.3.1								    2012-06-30						       XT-INSTALL-IMAGE(8)