Installing Xen on OpenSuse 10.2

Rumftraa · 11-21-2008, 02:35 PM

Hi Everybody,

I am new in the Linux word. I just installed OpenSuse 10.2 on my PC, which has also Windows XP as a boot option. However, when I am in OpensSuse and I try to type various basic commands on the command line, I see that some of them (e.g., root, ifconfig) are not recognized by the system.

I have the following questions:

(1) Why is this happening? Have I installed a kind of minimal version of the OpenSuse? During the installation, the list of the softwares was displayed as a default, there were no choices, so I just accepted that list.

(2) If I want to install some software (e.g., for root, ifconfig), how do I proceed? How do I know which software is necessary?

Thank you in advance,

Rumftraa

lensman3 · 11-23-2008, 10:19 PM

You can always create a directory and copy files into it and see if they are important to the running kernel. If something doesn't run, then move the file back. This applies both to programs that reside in "/usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, /sbin, and /bin; and to libraries. Libraries generally reside in /usr/lib and /lib. To see what libraries a program needs use the "nm" command. You can move the libraries to a temp directory, but you will have to run "ldconfig" after each move, so the missing libraries will be noticed by the loader.

A lot of the programs are needed to communicate with parts of the kernel; like /sbin/ifconfig. Recompile the kernel and take out the networking programs and the stacks then you won't need a lot more of the programs. You might look for the Linux install called "damn small Linux" (I think it is called. It has a small kernel footprint as well as minimum storage.

If you are really interested I can send you a 250 megabyte distribution version of Linux Slackware 0.99. Unfortunately is probably won't start on modern hardware (and it doesn't even have X11.).

As you realize, of course, a very small footprint Linux won't have the X11 GUI. That way it can run in 128 K of memory. Getting the smallest and tightest kernel, will require you to recompile the kernel and removing any unneeded parts

11-21-2008, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rumftraa Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Linux OpenSuse 10.2	Installing Xen on OpenSuse 10.2 Hi Everybody, I am new in the Linux word. I just installed OpenSuse 10.2 on my PC, which has also Windows XP as a boot option. However, when I am in OpensSuse and I try to type various basic commands on the command line, I see that some of them (e.g., root, ifconfig) are not recognized by the system. I have the following questions: (1) Why is this happening? Have I installed a kind of minimal version of the OpenSuse? During the installation, the list of the softwares was displayed as a default, there were no choices, so I just accepted that list. (2) If I want to install some software (e.g., for root, ifconfig), how do I proceed? How do I know which software is necessary? Thank you in advance, Rumftraa

11-23-2008, 10:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 455 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Installing Xen on OpenSuse 10.2 You can always create a directory and copy files into it and see if they are important to the running kernel. If something doesn't run, then move the file back. This applies both to programs that reside in "/usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, /sbin, and /bin; and to libraries. Libraries generally reside in /usr/lib and /lib. To see what libraries a program needs use the "nm" command. You can move the libraries to a temp directory, but you will have to run "ldconfig" after each move, so the missing libraries will be noticed by the loader. A lot of the programs are needed to communicate with parts of the kernel; like /sbin/ifconfig. Recompile the kernel and take out the networking programs and the stacks then you won't need a lot more of the programs. You might look for the Linux install called "damn small Linux" (I think it is called. It has a small kernel footprint as well as minimum storage. If you are really interested I can send you a 250 megabyte distribution version of Linux Slackware 0.99. Unfortunately is probably won't start on modern hardware (and it doesn't even have X11.). As you realize, of course, a very small footprint Linux won't have the X11 GUI. That way it can run in 128 K of memory. Getting the smallest and tightest kernel, will require you to recompile the kernel and removing any unneeded parts