So late last week I found out that version 13 of Slackware had been released. And because I have so much spare time (I guess in some ways I do), I decided to upgrade
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Yeah, if I used a package for the software it'd be the same thing.
In the case of what I've done, it's been an entire system upgrade and the old version of Digikam doesn't work with the new version of the system. The newest version of Digikam is still beta so packages don't exist for it yet. Instead I downloaded the source code and compiled it.
I do end up compiling some of my stuff regardless though, because then I can remove features from the software that I don't want and install some portions that aren't included in the basic package. But then again, I'm nerdy that way.
The biggest reason for the external drive as I wanted to put my portfolio on a SATA2 drive, and my poor old machine only does ATA. I figured once I upgrade my machine (in the distant future, apparently) the drive can then go in my PC and then I've got the removable enclosure that I can use for something else.
Buying the SATA2 gear was a lot cheaper'n buying anything ATA, anyway.
The USB is rather painful for large amounts of data, that's for certain... but for now it does the trick. Plus, if I need to take my files somewhere, I can!
Well, except for making the drive EXT2, but that's a story for another time.
So is your ultimate goal to have a quiet appliance-type motif going on?
Yeah, I picked up a small flash drive to move some general stuff around but I wanted that 1TB drive just for pure storage (it's about half-full right now... RAW files are just damn big). Of course, I run myself into a tizzy thinking about back-ups now!
I'm actually intrigued by the idea of a netbook as well... but I think more where I can dump some photos and still futz around while travelling with-out having to lug something more robust around. Then again, with the age of my desktop machine I ponder just getting a good all-around laptop that I can do everything I want.
As you know, so little money and so many things to spend it on.
If you ever do figure out the perfect NAS-a-like, I'd be interested in hearing about it, too.
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In the case of what I've done, it's been an entire system upgrade and the old version of Digikam doesn't work with the new version of the system. The newest version of Digikam is still beta so packages don't exist for it yet. Instead I downloaded the source code and compiled it.
I do end up compiling some of my stuff regardless though, because then I can remove features from the software that I don't want and install some portions that aren't included in the basic package. But then again, I'm nerdy that way.
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Buying the SATA2 gear was a lot cheaper'n buying anything ATA, anyway.
The USB is rather painful for large amounts of data, that's for certain... but for now it does the trick. Plus, if I need to take my files somewhere, I can!
Well, except for making the drive EXT2, but that's a story for another time.
So is your ultimate goal to have a quiet appliance-type motif going on?
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I'm actually intrigued by the idea of a netbook as well... but I think more where I can dump some photos and still futz around while travelling with-out having to lug something more robust around. Then again, with the age of my desktop machine I ponder just getting a good all-around laptop that I can do everything I want.
As you know, so little money and so many things to spend it on.
If you ever do figure out the perfect NAS-a-like, I'd be interested in hearing about it, too.
Are you still primarily a FreeBSD-fox?
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