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Author: Michael Havens
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Subject: Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine
goofy me! <user> can access the file. sorry for the clutter.

:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:

> okay..... here is the deal. I'm trying to download the packages to
> $LFS/sources. the problem I am having is that I can't create the directory
> as <user>. If I create it as root I won't be able to access the directory
> as <user>. Do I create the directory as root and then chown <user>?
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 10:11 AM, <> wrote:
>
>> it's cool... I figured it out!
>>>
>> Coming from you, this is a rather scary statement... ;-)
>> ET
>>
>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 1:35 AM, <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please describe what you mean by:
>>>> 'how I inserted the wget-list or the md5sums list into the virtual.'
>>>> Once you open a terminal to the 'virtual', there is no 'virtual'
>>>> anymore.
>>>> It is just a terminal...
>>>> ET
>>>>
>>>> Michael Havens writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I remembered that much.Myu problem is that I can't remember how I
>>>>> inserted the wget-list or the md5sums list into the virtual.
>>>>> unless.....
>>>>> let me try something.
>>>>> I remembered! I used pico. It was weird. It wasn't accepting when I
>>>>> tried
>>>>> to save it with the '$LFS/sources' Could it be because I was trying to
>>>>> use
>>>>> $LFS from within pico?
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:31 PM, <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike, on the virtual as root:
>>>>>> passwd (I mostly use vv)
>>>>>> apt-get install ssh
>>>>>> when done, from the host:
>>>>>> ssh root@${VIRTUAL}
>>>>>> Now you work from 'your box' over an SSH shell.
>>>>>> YMMV...
>>>>>> ET
>>>>>> PS: This will only work if the interface is 'bridged', the virtual
>>>>>> 'NAT(s)' by default.
>>>>>> Michael Havens writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> its all fine except getting the wget and md5sum lists into the
>>>>>>> virtual
>>>>>>> machine
>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Michael Havens <>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the problem was that I wasn't running it as root. I come to find it
>>>>>>>> doesn't give a permission denied error. it's fine now! thanks:)
>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Lisa Kachold <
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >wrote:
>>>>>>>> Michael,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This sounds like a path/permissions issue in your terminal shell.
>>>>>>>>> $ sudo locate ifconfig
>>>>>>>>> $ sudo ifconfig
>>>>>>>>> $ sudo su -
>>>>>>>>> $ su -
>>>>>>>>> Call me to discuss.
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 8:09 PM, Michael Havens <>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I need to find the ip of the virtual debian machine. I tried
>>>>>>>>>> ipconfig.
>>>>>>>>>> Command not found. I tried ifconfig. Command not found. Well I
>>>>>>>>>> thought
>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>> of those commands was right! Then I tried apt-get: unable to
>>>>>>>>>> locate
>>>>>>>>>> package. I remember there was another command that would give me
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> info I
>>>>>>>>>> want. Please, what is it?
>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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