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SBR600: Release 0.3, rebuilding X Server package
As a recap of the results of my 0.2 release, tweaking xorg.conf did not have a huge impact on reducing memory usage. Chris suggested I should try from another direction which is to repackage the X Server. Due to time … Continue reading
SBR600: Release 0.2, creating xorg.conf and testing on the Pi
In my previous release, I tested how much memory XWindows was using in a virtualized environment running Fedora 13. This time, I first tweaked xorg.conf in a VM. After talking to Chris, I found out that there were some extensions … Continue reading
SBR600: Release 0.1, testing xorg.conf in virtual machines
The goal of my release 0.1 for the project was to successfully have X Windows running in a virtualized environment with similar hardware specs to the Raspberry Pi board. I wanted to use VM’s for testing because there was only … Continue reading
Creating a Repository-release RPM
Signing RPM packages is an important step because it ensures the authenticity of the file that is being installed on a system. I’ve created my own key using the command: gpg –gen-key I’ve also added my email address to the … Continue reading
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Using Mock and Koji
After successfully building my SRPM from the previous post, I tested the buildrequires with mock. yum install mock usermod -G mock clchor mock -r fedora-14-x86_64 yourSRPM This took several minutes as I was using a virtual environment. … Continue reading
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RPM Writing
In this post, I will illustrate the steps I took in order to build a RPM with my own modified spec file. First I installed the necessary packages: yum groupinstall “Fedora Packager” yum install rpmlint yum-utils Under my … Continue reading
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Building from Source
I’ve gone through several packages. Some were big while others are not supported anymore like gnuchess. The ones I’ve used for this demonstration is “hello” and spell”. I’ve included the download links below: http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gnu/hello/hello-2.7.tar.gz http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/spell/spell-1.1.tar.gz First I installed the necessary … Continue reading
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Introduction
Hi my name is Tommy (Cho Long) Chor and I am taking SBR600 this semester. For my final project, I will be working on the Raspberry Pi trying to optimize the X configuration. I’ve been trying to troubleshoot a problem … Continue reading
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