Hi everyone,
I have an old computer w/256mb ram that I would like to use as a vent server. KDE is lagging it down, and I’d prefer just a command prompt login and I’ve been away from *nix since Red Hat Halloween’ish so I don’t remember much.
Essentially I’d like:
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run ventrilo (it’s installed and ini is config’d)
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be able to ‘startx’ (if that’s still the command) to bring up a desktop when I need a browser to d/l updates and then be able to kill the GUI (I don’t remember how to kill X86) Also be able to secure shell in from a win machine on the same intranet to config.
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Have only the processes needed to use vent,remote(intranet)config, browser (when needed via KDE) and any OpenSuse security updating features.
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The ‘most’ secure way to run ./ventrilo so if it is compromised the rest of the network is ‘safe’ i.e. should it be set up as a daemon with limited permissions, and how would I do this. I vaguely remember chmod and a -d for daemon? . . .
Maximum verbosity would be appreciated because I’ve been away from Linux box for a long time. There’s just a ton of stuff running now and I don’t know what is necessary and isn’t. OpenSuse has been the most efficient yet, but Egad! The chrome is blinding. ;o)
Thanks in advance,
Zorkmid