Create a custom Linux distribution based on Mandriva:
http://qa.mandriva.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/MakeCD
Installing i686 Mandriva LE 2005 on AMD 64
If USB doesn't work, try changing the ACPI append option in Lilo.conf to "on" (from "ht"). This for some reason loads the USB drivers correctly...
Mandriva mini-cd
This installs a minimal version of Mandriva, with IceWM as the window manager. No Draktools, no nothing!
After installing, you can go to easyurpmi to download updated packages.
General desktop/laptop installations
Use SSHFS to remotely mount servers
This technique is very handy for working on web sites on remote servers, if you have shell access.First, install sshfs (which requires fuse and several other packages):
- sudo apt-get install sshfs keychain
- keychain
- ssh-add
Now you're ready to use sshfs. Create a directory to work from. In this example, we'll be working with shuksan.freelock.lan:
- mkdir shuksan
- sshfs shuksan.freelock.lan:/path/to/webroot shuksan
Note that certain things don't work well over SSHFS, including managing working copies in subversion. For these activities, log into the server directly.