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[Didier Barvaux <didier.barvaux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Andy,

My answers in the text.

> When you were away I receive some start-up package from Julien Bernard
> which I'm grateful. I had an occasion to build some additional
> computers for my lab (you can check the attached photo) and of course
> dig myself into ubuntu linux and documentation of OpenSAND platform.
> At the moment I'm working on my own test infrastructure supported
> with Ubuntu Virtual Machines (based on Oracle Virtual Box but I
> consider VMware as well). My test infrastructure is build on my Dell
> inspiron e1505 laptop (Intel core duo 1,87 GHz with 2GB of RAM) which
> is a main host. Additional two computers are desktops with
> independently installed Ubuntu VM. One is based on Intel Core 2 Duo
> uP and the other one on AMD Atholn 64 X2 platform and they both have
> 2 GB of RAM. I use virtual machines for purpose of testing. At the
> moment I have enough hardware to install basic test bed (SAT, GW, SE)
> on the separate machines but virtual test infrastructure which is a
> first step is not fully ready.

Fine, you seem to have enough hardware/VMs for working on the project.

 
> My attempts with "Installation manuals" have some results to share.
> First of all I came to conclusion that writing bunch of emails with
> all possible questions regarding installation manual is a bit
> pointless. I know that this documentation is not perfect but it's
> definitely good enough to start working and look for some answer in
> ubuntu related forums. That was good for basic problems. Now I enter
> the dark section where I need some guidance.
> 
> So I tried installation form debian packages and from a source code
> uploaded through bazaar. Straight Installation from downloaded debian
> packages failed because of missing libgse package I eventually found
> it inside GSE project packages. My attempts to run demon through
> suggested command line failed as well. Through addition
> libgse_1.0.1_i386.deb packgace to the set of downloaded packages I
> achieved successful compilation but there was an issue with IPv6
> during automated network configuration. I used the reconfiguration
> command and this time demon was successfully setup with default
> values. My next step was to compile manager which was success thanks
> to previously downloaded libgse. Unfortunately I'm not able to run
> manager itself. Issue is listed dawn below where I put the relevant
> log section.
> 
> My attempts to compile sources according to manual at the moment are
> mainly focus on peaching missing libraries but I'll put the final
> outcome in the next email.

The installation manual if far from perfect. It is a first version that
needs to be corrected.

I rewrote large parts of the manual to make it simpler [1]. I have yet
to test it fully to fix the (hopefully few) remaining mistakes.
 
[1] http://opensand.org/support/wiki/doku.php?id=installation_manual


> In order to answer your question about my name. My Polish name is
> Jedrzej but I found realy difficult for foreigners to spell it
> correctly so I picked up a nick name - Andy/Andrew, to make everyone
> life easier. In English it is the closest name to Jedrzej that you
> can find. In general I use Jedrzej only in Poland. Abroad I'm known
> as Andy. I give you guys right to chose.

OK. Thanks for the explanation :)

Regards,
Didier