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Date:Mon Jan 26 02:22:22 2001 
Subject:Re: Dispersed collaboration 
From:Peter Buchlovsky 
Volume-ID:1010126.01 

cglur@onwe.co.za writes:

> > > Monika should keep a detailed log of all steps she takes to
> > > install, please.
> > > So that I don't need to repeat the same problems.
> > > I want to install (Linux pop-11) next week.  
> > 
> > I didn't keep a detailed log of all my problems but I do have some of
> > them fresh in my mind. I could post the ways I solved them in case you
> > or anyone else is interested.
> > 
> > > We solve the problem(s) once and share the knowledge.
> > 
> > How about we solve the problems and then fix poplog so that they don't
> > come up again. :)
> 
> Linux is evolving/changing and presumably so is poplog. 
> Change brings errors.  There is no 'final fix'.
> Best expect and anticipate problems.
> Have proven tools, methodology that allow you to navigate the chaos.

Talking of tools, Andrew Sayers' page has a set of scripts which are
supposed to make the installation of poplog on linux easier. I haven't
had a closer look at them so I can't say how useful they might be
(they are for Redhat 6.x) but I thought I'd mention it. The URL is

http://studentweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/~ug55aes/projects/poplog/index.html


Peter