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In the past couple of weeks I've helped a few folks getting their PIAF systems going. The majority of problems people run into are syntax or mechanical problems. Therefore, I thought I'd pass along a few simple tools that will help Windows folks work with PIAF and the wonderful world of Linux (and I DO love Linux, BTW).
Ward's Nerdvittles articles are fantastic, but I know lots of people have trouble with editing text files on Linux. So, there is a two-step simple solution. You'll need two applications that are free for download:
Bitvise Tunnelier
http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier
This is an SSH, SFTP and tunneling client for Windows. When you connect to your PIAF from Windows, it opens a terminal window as well as a drag-n-drop SFTP window that looks just like Windows Explorer.
Now, here's the nasty thing about editing text in a linux console window: nano, the editor that is mentioned in the PIAF docs, wraps text on you, and can be a real pain to get lines correct. Yes, there are other editors, but why not edit the files in a nice editor on Windows? No, not Notepad or Word... You need an editor that will leave the line termination character alone. I use this free editor:
EditPad Lite
http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
This editor will edit any size file, and leaves the linux termination character alone.
So, use the Tunnelier client to copy your config files over to Windows, edit them in a nice editor, and send em back.
It seems like more work, but, for the beginner, I believe it makes for foolproof config files.
Ward's Nerdvittles articles are fantastic, but I know lots of people have trouble with editing text files on Linux. So, there is a two-step simple solution. You'll need two applications that are free for download:
Bitvise Tunnelier
http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier
This is an SSH, SFTP and tunneling client for Windows. When you connect to your PIAF from Windows, it opens a terminal window as well as a drag-n-drop SFTP window that looks just like Windows Explorer.
Now, here's the nasty thing about editing text in a linux console window: nano, the editor that is mentioned in the PIAF docs, wraps text on you, and can be a real pain to get lines correct. Yes, there are other editors, but why not edit the files in a nice editor on Windows? No, not Notepad or Word... You need an editor that will leave the line termination character alone. I use this free editor:
EditPad Lite
http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
This editor will edit any size file, and leaves the linux termination character alone.
So, use the Tunnelier client to copy your config files over to Windows, edit them in a nice editor, and send em back.
It seems like more work, but, for the beginner, I believe it makes for foolproof config files.
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