Backup program for OpenSuse 11.3
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From: Jim on 27 Jul 2010 21:32 On 7/27/2010 6:56 PM, J G Miller wrote: > On Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 01:11:34h +0200, Aragorn wrote: >> >> Hmm... I have personally never had heard of PCLinuxOS being mentioned >> as such. > > Maybe you have not read enough reviews in the past. > > In no way do I wish to disparage PCLinuxOS and think that it provides a > great distribution with an approach different to other distributions, > but it really did, when it first started, bill its-self as the system > for people who were used to Windows. > > And even more recently one can find > > From<http://pclosmag.COM/html/Issues/200906/page03.html> > > QUOTE > > The KDE in PCLinuxOS looked and felt like Windows Explorer, with its > 'Start' Button, and the Quick Launch-like panel beside it. > > Even the window I opened when I accessed my Lacie Drive was reminiscent > of Explorer, and this made it SO EASY for me to adapt to and use. > > THIS is how Linux SHOULD BE. > > UNQUOTE > > From<http://www.linuxtoday.COM/news_story.php3?ltsn=2007-10-05-001-26-RV-MD-SW> > > QUOTE > > Could PCLinuxOS 2007 Spell Death for Windows on the Desktop? > > PCLinuxOS 2007 sports a snappy KDE interface that falls somewhere between the > look and feel of Windows XP and the fresh coolness of Vista without all the > heaviness that accompanies Vista. > > UNQUOTE > > From<http://www.dedoimedo.COM/computers/pclinuxos-2010.html> > > QUOTE > > PCLinuxOS is a distribution that aims to lure unsuspecting Windows users into > the warm fold of Linux. > > To this end, the KDE theme is somewhat tweaked to make them more comfortable > and at home. > > You get a classic K-Menu and the taskbar is very Windows-like, with stacked and > spaced icons for open applications. > > UNQUOTE > > Do you see a pattern in these reviews? > >> PCLinuxOS is based upon Mandriva, which I am familiar with - or actually, >> with Mandriva's predecessor, Mandrake. > > Which prompts the question for the curious, why did you not want to > stay with Mandriva? > >> I have my very own specific "KDE styling" > > From what you have stated further down, you are still using KDE 3.5. > You are going to get a shock then when you discover that you will > not be able to take very much of your customizations to KDE 4. > >> The bottom panel houses (from left to right) the "K menu" > > I always liked the tiles that one could apply to the panel buttons, > sadly in KDE 4 that is all gone. > >> I have no experience with KDE 4.x yet > > To say that it is a little different in appearance and form > is an understatement. If you go back to version 0.92 of PCLinuxOS it even carried a banner on one of the splash pages and the start button that had the four colors of Microsoft in it. That was my first exposure to PCLinuxOS. Have kept up with it ever since even though I stick mostly with whatever OpenSuse is out at the time. Jim
From: LSMFT on 28 Jul 2010 16:52 JBJ (4920) wrote: > I finally found a Distro where everything worked, OpenSuse 11.3, and now > before I "mess it up" I like to back it up to my external HDD. I thought > PING 3.0 (PartImage Is Not Ghost) would do it as it has done for other > OS, but no - it does not work with EXT4. > > So what will you suggest? > > I prefer a graphical UI and something run from a boot CD. > > In advance I say thank you for all your suggestions:) > The install CD IS the backup. If you screw it up, reinstall. It will only default to formating and loading the (/) root partition. All your /home stuff is safe. -- LSMFT Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin--
From: JBJ (4920) on 28 Jul 2010 22:18 "Aragorn" <aragorn(a)chatfactory.invalid> skrev i meddelelsen news:i2n6od$56q$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On Tuesday 27 July 2010 19:42 in alt.os.linux, somebody identifying as > mjt wrote... > >> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:31:33 +0000 (UTC) >> J G Miller <miller(a)yoyo.ORG> wrote: >> >>> It is rather strange though that now you have installed a >>> distribution where everything works, you do not actually use it. >>> >>> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 >>> >>> Do you not consider openSUSE 11.3 adequate for reading/posting to >>> UseNet? >> >> JBJ's the one, IIRC, who came out here originally looking >> for a GNU/Linux distro that looks and acts like Windows. > > How about this one? > > http://www.mslinux.org > > :p > > -- > *Aragorn* > (registered GNU/Linux user #223157) > You just made the hairs in the back of my neck stand straight out:) The idea was to move away from windows, but keep functinality as close to it as possible. I found that OpenSuse gives this, but have some dificulties customizing it - don't get me wrong it works out-of-the-box with 3D and everything, but I like to tweake it a bit and add gnomenu so I can add any theme I like. Funny OpenSuse 11.3 works out-of-the-box with the Radeon driver where my Radeon 9100/8500(R200) card is supported with full 3D, but Ubuntu Lucid couldn't figure out to do that. It's nice to see all the desktop effect's suplied by compiz. I'm still learning and it helps that I keep my bookmarks on a usb stick so that if i have to reinstall then I no probs getting to my helppages again:) -- Mvh / with kind regards JBJ (4920)
From: JBJ (4920) on 28 Jul 2010 22:22 "J G Miller" <miller(a)yoyo.ORG> skrev i meddelelsen news:i2naqh$64k$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 12:42:14h -0500, Mjt wrote: > >> JBJ's the one, IIRC, who came out here originally looking for a >> GNU/Linux distro that looks and acts like Windows. > > Yes that is correct. > > I am rather surprised that he did not go with PC Linux OS > > <http://pclinuxos.COM/> > I tried it, but it had some isues with the ATI card and the monitor for which it would not accept a higher resulotion than 1024x768 - the monitor goes all the away up to 1280x1024(this works fine in OpenSuse). I even tried PCOS, it crashed. After reinstall, it hanged. All these, the newest version. -- Mvh / with kind regards JBJ (4920)
From: Kruppt on 29 Jul 2010 07:25
On 2010-07-27, JBJ (4920) <thunder(a)spoergmig.invalid> wrote: > I finally found a Distro where everything worked, OpenSuse 11.3, and now > before I "mess it up" I like to back it up to my external HDD. I thought > PING 3.0 (PartImage Is Not Ghost) would do it as it has done for other OS, > but no - it does not work with EXT4. > > So what will you suggest? > > I prefer a graphical UI and something run from a boot CD. > > In advance I say thank you for all your suggestions:) > http://clonezilla.org/ http://partedmagic.com/ Kruppt |