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[Marc Lalaude-Labayle <address@hidden>]

Hi,

i tried yesterday an old version, and it ran pretty fast (it was on a
dvd).

I am downloading the newest version ; the main problem is the speed of
the server : i'll need more than 70 hours to donwload the whole file ...

See you in a few days ;)

Marc


Le lundi 24 novembre 2008 à 08:46 +0800, chu-ching huang a écrit :
> On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:01:08 +0100, Marc Lalaude-Labayle wrote
> > Hi,
> > 
> > there already exists such a solution : liveTeXmacs.
> > 
> > I just can't use it on a usb key and i am not sure wether the texmacs
> > version is old or not.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Marc
> > 
> > Le samedi 22 novembre 2008 [UTF-8?]� 17:57 +0100, el.douwen a 
> > [UTF-8?]矇crit :
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 3°) you make your usb key a usb live key (under linux) in wich you  
> > > > have
> > > > texmacs and all the packages you need. I have never done this before,
> > > > but i am planning to make such a usb disk for my colleagues who want  
> > > > to
> > > > use FULL texmacs without linux.
> > > 
> > > hi Marc
> > > 
> > > i am very interested
> > > when you are ready with such a key, please keep me informed !
> > > can i understand that your key will let boot texmacs on any computer ?
> > > that would be FANTASTIC
> > > 
> > > Vincent
> 
> Yes, LiveTeXmacs can run on USB stick as well as run on DVD! The last
> LiveTeXmacs now is more flexible than ever: it is designed like lego-block
> structure. You can activate/add new modules whenever you want to usethem.
> 
> 
> The last version (1.4G) is focus on Python computing/visualization and
> contains the following classified packages:
> 
> a) full slax linux system(200mb);
> b) CAS: TeXmacs-1.0.7, Axiom2008, Scilab-5.0.1, octave, Maxima-5.16.13, etc;
> c) Python-2.6:, scipy/numpy, visual Python, SageMath etc;
> d) development environment: gcc-4.2.3 and gfortran etc;
> 
> Of course, only 200mb slax linux can run on several PC's or latop's with a
> compact linux system. The left part of LiveTeXmacs (about 1.2G) enhances 
> b),c) and d) above. 
> 
> The fantastic feature of LiveTeXmacs is that:
> 
> You can make the new package, deactivate old one and activate the last 
> package.
>    
> For example, TeXmacs-1.0.7 in in the system. As CVS or the next version is
> released, you can make the newest one and replace the old one just within
> LiveTeXmacs. 
> 
> 
> How to make a USB TeXmacs system
> 
> 1.download liveTeXmacs from 
> 
> http://diffusion.cgu.edu.tw/ftp/modules/TeXmacs-CAS-python2.6-1.0.7.iso
> 
> burn it to dvd and copy all the files to your USB stick (2G or more, with 
> w32
> or xfs format).
>  
> 2. enter boot directory and execute
> 
>  windows> bootinst d:           (where d: is assigned by Windows)
>  or
>  linux>  ./bootinst.sh /dev/sda1       ( where sda1 is the device recognized
> by system)
> 
> 3. If necessary, change the BIOS boot sequence to the USB STICK first.
> 
> 4. To accelerate the boot speed, only basic system modules are activate at 
> the
> boot stage. Activate the CAS packages or other packages by the shell script
> after booting:
> 
> > /mnt/sda1/activate.sh cas
> or
> > /mnt/sda1/activate.sh python
>  
> ...
> 
> Press [Alt]+[Ctrl]+[Backsplace] to refresh screen and run the some shell
> script in /etc/profile.d. The shortcuts will be displayed on the desktop.
> 
> 
> Now it is bootable and workable with CAS. Here is a TeXmacs demo:
> 
> http://diffusion.cgu.edu.tw/ftp/texmacs/20081115.pdf
> 
> working on USB stick given in our lecture this semester (not well formated 
> and
> not completed). All the attendants in this class use USB Linux system!
> 
> Upgrade
> 
> 1. (system upgrate) download the last slax linux iso from 
> http://www.slax.org
> and copy "boot" and "slax" to USB stick. Repeat the 1) and 2)
> 2. (packages upgrate) copy the new package to the USB and activate it.
> 3. (Make new package by yourself) activate the development tools:
>    > /mnt/sda1/activate.sh gcc
>    > tar xvfz src.tgz
>    configure, make and make install, et voila.
> 
> 
> I also made several packages (over 100) and put them in 
> 
> http://diffusion.cgu.edu.tw/ftp/modules/
> 
> Welcome to try it out and feel free to ask any questions.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> cch
>