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Re: experience: installing on Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10)



David A. Bandel wrote:

>>
> 
> I'd like to add an OT here:
> if you are going to install or modify things, I always use this:
> script foo
> foo being any filename I want to use.  Then, everything that goes onto
> the screen (except vi sessions) appear in foo -- all my commands and
> errors and all the output from them.  Can be very helpful.  A simple
> exit will stop script.
> 
> When I had several junior admins working for me, script was called on
> root login with the date as the argument.  Then if something was
> hosed, I could retrace what was done.
> 
> [snip]


Excellent tip! I think I am going to use this in future when I do manual
installs.

Thanks a ton.



> David A. Bandel