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    Rant and a Question Ubuntu 12.04

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by JOSEA, Jun 23, 2012.

  1. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    No wonder newbies are scared off of Linux - Here is what I forund on how to create a desktop shortcut dash - create launcher in ubuntu 12.04 - Ask Ubuntu
    WHEW, Instead then I opened /usr/share/applications founnd the app I wanted for my desktop, right click and copy to desktop -easy :cool:

    It seems the most user friendly disk cloning software for linux is clonezilla. Does anyone recommend a different free solution? Thanks J
    I have paragon 12 now that I can launch from cold boot on USB stick; their site says it is compatible with Linux. I test Paragon - the restore completed OK, but now disk utility will not launch, and no USB storage drives are recognized (but USB mouse is fine) I tried various ports . My USB hard drive and sticks all work fine on other computers
    ~~~ Talin thanks for the info on SCreenShot - Awesome app!
     
    JOSEA, Jun 23, 2012
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  2. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    @rant; welcome to linux. :p If things don't work out of the box, expect to pull out a lot of hair. :p
     
    talin, Jun 23, 2012
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    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Or just Google a lot :D.
     
    killkenny1, Jun 24, 2012
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  4. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    i tested with the live CD (same as the install CD) and I have the same issues. There is a BIOS setting for USB emulation, I tried enable / disable this did not help in either case. (boot from CD or Boot from HDD)
    Auto mount did work fine before I created the image, I would put in a USB stick and home folder would auto launch and the drive would appear above the home directory.
    I used a command to display the drives, they did appear and I was able to mount using sudo ... commands!
    END of STory - I narrowed it down to the imaging program, I was backing up the extended partition (os and Swap) when I restored it , then the aforementioned issues began.
     
    JOSEA, Jun 24, 2012
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    JOSEA NONE

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    I like to use ReDO backup for imaging. I have a 500 GIG external hard drive and on it I want to store pictures, photos, music to be shared with Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7/8. I also want to store images from Ubuntu and Win 7/8. I will not store any files larger than 3.5 GIG. What is the best file format for my external (500 GIG) hard dirve?
    I tried exFAT but the latest version of Redo does not support that file format when I try to image my dell with 12.04 TIA, Josea
     
    JOSEA, Oct 13, 2012
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  6. tommytomatoe

    tommytomatoe Notebook Evangelist

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    Because Windows does not support ext3/4, you can format the external drive as ntfs. GNU/Linux has pretty decent ntfs support, especially for simple tasks like file sharing. It's been awhile since I've used ubuntu but I think ntfs packages are pre-installed.

    It's not that GNU/Linux is more difficult to learn than Windows or Mac OS X. Look at it as if you're going to a New environment. Of courses you'd expect to do some learning. These days when a client brings in their windows computer to be fixed I tend to have to relearn things as well. Google is my friend. And for what its worth, going from GNU/Linux to Windows is a much harder transaction in my opinion. Suddenly you lose all your power and control. :)

    Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
     
    tommytomatoe, Oct 13, 2012
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