Download XCode without logging in to Apple...

I installed it, and I installed fink on all my Apple computers. Neither are official apple products. Why is one acceptable to mention and the other is not?

My only question was if I could somehow cross-compile for my ipod. That seems fairly harmless. Hardly worth the time of the censors.

They can delete any post they want. That wasn't my point. My remark was about why they would want to.

Another thing she can do, if it has X11 installed, is to put firefox on the server (say via fink) and then remote-display firefox, and download the package that way.

Another option might be to download the 1GB disk image locally, and then scp just the subset of packages needed for the compilers and stuff.

OK, try this:

1. Locally, download vineserver:

http://www.redstonesoftware.com/downloads/Vine.dmg

Copy both apps to your desktop.


2. From your desktop directory

scp -r Vine\ Server.app youraccount@server.in.denver.com:Desktop/.

3. Have someone log into the console at the server in your account.

4. From your client machine, ssh into the server, and then issue this command:

~/Desktop/Vine\ Server.app/Contents/MacOS/OSXvnc-server

that will start the server.

5. Use the other application (Vine Viewer.app) to connect. Once this works, you have a remote display of the whole screen and can do whatever you need to do.

I used to run OS X machines in my lab in California from Cambridge, UK this way.

An alternative to the Vine Viewer is

JollyFastVNC. I prefer that.

Here's my work computer displayed on my home computer with JollyFastVNC. I just noticed the Vine display program requires registration, so just use the server and use JollyFast VNC which is probably better anyway.

or (there are many, many ways to skin this cat), you can use rsync to transfer the file from your home to the server using the "--bwlimit" switch to limit transfer speed. fire it off before bed, check in the morning.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized she should at least get familiar with VNC in her situation. I imagine OS X server has it already, but since I don't know, I just used as an example what I do.

I have VectorLinux running in Parallels. I like it because its a plain, vanilla Linux with nothing strange and a small footprint. I have heard good things about Ubuntu, but only in terms how nice the Interface is and how "usable" it is. I have my Mac for that stuff. If I need Linux, I have VectorLinux. I don't need OpenOffice, Gnome, Kde, Firefox, or any of the other stuff that comes on Ubuntu.

I can't stand Fink because I see so many messages here from people who are trying something that would be fairly trivial without Fink but they are stuck dead in the water because of some Fink library problem. I've never needed it. I've never seen a better UNIX than MacOS X 10.5. What do you think is a struggle to do in a Unix fashion on a Mac? (Not a rhetorical question. I would like to help. Maybe in a new thread though).

The original poster's problem was mainly just about connecting to ADC. I think it would be better to build mod_python locally and ftp the library to the server. Then maybe turn VNC on.

To get around the firewall, I temporarily turn it off for 60 seconds while I start the vnc-server and then log in. Then I turn it on with a function I wrote called "restore_settings" which has the command I use for restarting my firewall (specific to the software I use).

#!/bin/zsh -f
function startvnc () {
 print "Are you sure you want to start this service? [y/n] "
 sudo ipfw flush 2> /dev/null > /dev/null
 setopt NO_notify
 autoload -U restore_settings
 restore_settings &
 print "Starting VNC server. Cancel or quit before logout with Control-C."
 /Applications/Utilities/Vine Server.app/Contents/MacOS/OSXvnc-server "$@" 2> /dev/null > /dev/null
}
startvnc

restore_settings function:

function restore_settings () {
 setopt NO_notify
 sleep 60
 sudo ipfw /path/to/my/firewall.conf > /dev/null
}

Message was edited by: Bill Scott

or you could pipe vnc through a handy ssh tunnel so you don't need to disable your firewall. the original poster can do this, too.

from your machine, do something like this (provided there's nothing blocked on the remote firewall):

<pre>ssh -vv -N -L 5999:remote_ip:5900 user@remote_ip -</pre>

then, connect with a vnc client on localhost:5999 (or whatever you choose).

this may not work for your particular situation, but it's an example of what's possible.

I'll start a new thread and they will probably delete it.

But three examples:

1. Compiling stuff on 10.5 for use on 10.4 seems to be problematic (although going the other direction seems ok).

2. Stuff like NFS is a PITA on OS X vs Linux, Irix, Sun, Solaris, etc.

3. Not having X11 as an always-on windowing option makes it harder to use 3rd party unix applications. Unlike many here, I think 10.5 really improved that.

I maintain packages for fink, so I am not unbiased, but I think it has helped make system administration for me and others who depend heavily on gigabytes worth of third-party software managable. Most of what I have seen here is due to naive user error. If used correctly, it is pretty close to flawless. If it wasn't, I would have ditched it long ago.

Have you tried the command-line installer?

eg: