January 30, 2009, 4:09 pm
Debtorrent on Nexenta
Find your packages downloading slow on Nexenta? Debtorrent is a technology that brings bittorrent to apt packaging system. We’ve added support for debtorrent on nexenta.org, so you can now seed packages you download for others.. this makes download faster for users living near you.
Setting up
To setup debtorrent, simply run
apt-get install debtorrent
Now tha you have debtorrent running (by default on port 9988, add the following lines to /etc/apt/sources.lst
deb debtorrent://localhost:9988/apt.nexenta.org hardy-unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src debtorrent://localhost:9988/apt.nexenta.org hardy-unstable main contrib non-free
Debtorrent is intelligent enough to fallback to normal http mode if debtorrent doesnt work (or there is no one seeding the required package)
Advanced configuration
Debtorrent works great in a LAN environment. So one PC would use the above configuration, and the rest would connect to this single one.
Instructions
Full instructions for setting up can be found on our debtorrent page.
To learn more about debtorrent, visit its homepage.
January 27, 2009, 1:40 pm
Last time I talked about a desktop on NCP, it was about Gnome. Continuing work on the desktop by community members in Nexenta now allows for XFCE on NCP2.
XFCE on NCP2, Click to see full size
To get this desktop running on your Nexenta install, run
apt-get install xorg
#configure X (or copy a working xorg.conf file over)
Xorg -configure
apt-get install xfce4
Once done, you can start the desktop runnign startx. To install a login manager, run
apt-get install gdm
Come over to #nexenta, and give your thanks to Jason (wavejumper) who has been working on XFCE packages.
January 23, 2009, 12:29 pm
The third edition of the Nexenta Hackathon starts today.
We’ve made incredible progress over the past two months, and the community activities have increased. The IRC channel audience has grown considerably. Starting today, we’ll be working on some of the final tasks, before we release NCP2, the final version.
Bounty
This hackathon also features a bounty for various tasks, sponsored by Nexenta Systems. There are small awards for some of the high priority tasks, including porting efforts, documentation, and creating Nexenta spinoffs.
The task list from the announcement.
Package porting: Most of the packages in the repository are now automatically built. There are a few crucial packages that need to be built manually, and allow the builder to pick up on the rest.
Documentaiton: Not everyone knows how easy some tasks are on Nexenta. Help us write documentation, so new users find migrating much easier.
Distributions: NCP has now evolved to a tested core platform. Use the existing packages and window managers in the repository to build your own distribution using our distribution builder; tune Nexenta for a particular appliance and help us enhance our installer.
Significant contributions will be featured on the Nexenta project Homepage.
Further Information: http://www.nexenta.org/os/Hackathon
IRC web interface: http://www.nexenta.org/chat
Autobuilder: http://builder.tajinc.org/?f=repository_status
January 8, 2009, 6:48 am
I mentioned in a previous post that GUI related packages were being populated into the NCP2 repository. Since pictures are a thousand words:
Gnome, GIMP and Irssi running on NCP2 (not to mention the Heron)
Huge thanks to dtbartle, who has actively been porting Gnome into the package repository. Why not hop into #nexenta and say thanks.
Theres also other window managers being populated at the moment. Small ones like Enlightenment (e16) and 9wm are fully in.
PS: Also another round of hackthon is in the plans. Stay tuned for more.
January 7, 2009, 5:38 am
Nexenta Systems is in talks to gauge the possibility of a leading Linux vendor providing commercial support. Take a moment to answer this Yes/No question at the link below.
Click here to poll
Your feedback will help us in our decision.
