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Post subject: New installation
 Posted: May 29, 2008 - 03:53 AM
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Hi all,
First let me say thank you to the sidux development team. Great work. I really like this distro and want to make it my single OS. The install I am using now is, I fear, contaminated with some 'buntu packages. Having migrated from that lnux group I carried some of my old habits with me.
Since that first install I have learned a lot. So I want to do a clean re-install and I would like to share in your collective wisdom on the best way to do this. A question I have not found a clear answer on is how to mount a /data partition for backing up files. I want to do right because I feel at this point that I have found a "home distro" and will be using it for a long time to come.
I don't use windows any longer. So a windows partition is not really necessary. I just want to have my sidux set up and running good. My media is working right for once. I can even view the crappy one minute BBC news now. Always had trouble with that in the 'buntu's. So, for me, I think this is the one.
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Post subject: RE: New installation
Posted: May 29, 2008 - 03:57 AM
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add to /etc/fstab
UUID=5a4d2764-d043-4807-a297-ea8dfea7f700 /data ext3 defaults 0 1
get the real uuid of your partition first. I prefer using LABEL, but it's the same either way, except you use LABEL=some-label instead of UUID=
Then you probably want to chown -R <your user name> the partition when it's loaded.
I think the manual has stuff on this, not sure. |
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sidux Maintenance script: dist-upgrade, kernel install, general utilities: smxi
Backup script [using rdiff-backup]: rd-h2.sh
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Posted: May 29, 2008 - 04:49 AM
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Posted: May 29, 2008 - 05:22 AM
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| man, the manual just gets better and better, that's a really good section... |
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sidux Maintenance script: dist-upgrade, kernel install, general utilities: smxi
Backup script [using rdiff-backup]: rd-h2.sh
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Post subject: Data partitioning
Posted: May 29, 2008 - 05:46 AM
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| Thanks guys. I was just looking for a little clarity before going forward. |
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