Changes between Version 27 and Version 28 of InstallationGuidelines/VirtualMachine

Timestamp:

11/11/11 10:04:39 (13 years ago)

Author:

Pat Tressel

Comment:

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InstallationGuidelines/VirtualMachine

@@ -64 +64 @@
  * Under that, for "Name", select the appropriate network interface, e.g. wireless if that's what you're using. (Keep this setting in mind -- you may need to change it if you sometimes use a wired network, and sometimes wireless.)
 
-== Install the "guest additions" ==
-
-The "guest additions" kit makes sharing the mouse and keyboard between host and guest more natural, and allows a larger screen size for the guest.
-
- * On the VM window menu: Devices -> Install Guest Additions... (This inserts a virtual CD-ROM with the guest additions installer in the virtual drive.)
- * Inside the VM window, start a terminal (double-click the LXTerminal icon). The following commands use "sudo" to execute privileged commands. The first use will ask you to enter your password -- that's the ''dev'' account password. Type:[[br]]
-   {{{sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
-sudo mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
-cd /mnt/cdrom
-sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run}}}
-
 == Configure the guest system ==
 
@@ -91 +80 @@
 and use the GUI to log in as user ''dev''.
 
+=== Updating Web2py, Eden, and the operating system ===
 
-=== Updating Web2py, Eden, and the operating system ===
-/usr/local/bin contains three helpful scripts. To run them, start a terminal window and enter the commands below. They are in the path, so may be executed from any working directory.
+'''''GHC Codeathon participants, take note! You don't need to update anything -- skip this.'''''
+
+The Eden code is updated (much) more frequently than is the VM image, so the Eden branch supplied in the image will be out of date.  So, too, will be Web2py and the Linux distribution, but those will typically not need frequent updating. We recommend only updating Eden unless you know that new versions of the others are needed.
 
 ==== Update web2py ====
@@ -99 +90 @@
 To update Web2py to the latest revision:
 {{{
-update_web2py
+cd /home/web2py
+bzr update
 }}}
 To update to a specific revision, do the following with nnnn replaced by the revision you want.
 {{{
-update_web2py nnnn
+cd /home/web2py
+bzr update -r nnnn
 }}}
 
@@ -109 +102 @@
 You will almost certainly want the latest revision of Eden.
 {{{
-update_eden # updates Eden to current revision
+cd /home/web2py/applications/eden
+bzr pull
 }}}
 If, for some reason, you need a specific revision, do the following with nnnn replaced by the revision you want:
 {{{
-update_eden nnnn # updates Eden to revision nnnn
+cd /home/web2py/applications/eden
+bzr pull -r nnn
 }}}
 
@@ -123 +118 @@
 sudo apt-get upgrade
 }}}
-
-=== Web2Py shell ===
-One can get a Python command line with the Web2py and Eden environments loaded with this script (apologies for the odd name):
-{{{
-import_eden
-}}}
-This executes the {{{python web2py.py ...}}} command shown previously.
 
 === Eclipse ===
@@ -147 +135 @@
 === Tools ===
 
-Several useful tools installed:
+Several useful tools have been installed:
  * Bazaar (bzr) -- revision control system used on Launchpad, where Sahana eden sources are hosted.
  * Firefox with Firebug for examining what is sent to the browser, and viewing HTTP messages sent to and from the browser.
  * Eclipse with PyDev for editing and debugging Python code.
  * Scripts for updating the Eden code and other tools.
- * iPython -- a fancier Python command line than the standard.
+ * iPython -- a fancier Python command line than the standard. (Note not everyone prefers this.)
  * irssi
 
 == Notes on using Linux (mainly for non-Linux users) ==
-
 
 === File locations ===
@@ -177 +164 @@
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