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From: Stefan Patric on 14 Nov 2009 15:19 On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:46:59 -0500, RodMcKay wrote: >>I dl and tried PCLinuxOS this morning. Found it pretty kewl, you're >>right. >> >>One question about these LiveCDs that I've not found a way around: >> >>----------------------------- >>2009-11-14 09:19:09 >>(http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1049483.html) No you can't >>since the LiveCD has no access to the Hard Drive. >>----------------------------- >> >>is the above statement true? It's what I found 2 years ago that >>anything I did would disappear once I rebooted. This feels similar to a >>[snip] >>Is there any way to get files/folders created while using LiveCD to >>actually be stored on the hdd itself rather than some virtual >>representation of the hdd/partitions as seems to happen when on the >>LiveCD? > > I apologize, can I go back and delete this message <g>? I didn't read > far enough along the post: > > ----------------------------- > 2009-11-14 09:24:16 > (http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1049483.html) > > To be able to write data from an Ubuntu LiveCD to HDD is to become a > superuser. All you need is this command > > sudo nautilus > > Then you can read and write on the HDD via Nautilus either it's Ext3, > fat or ntfs. > ----------------------------- There are some LiveCDs that when booted will auto-mount all the partitions on all the drives on system, but read-only. To get write access, you'll need to be root or a superuser. I think Puppy Linux does this, and Mepis, but I'm not sure: Don't have the distros handy to check. Also, PCLOS will easily mount partitions, IIRC. Go to My Computer on the Desktop, if the drives and/or partitions are there, right click and pick 'mount' or, maybe, double left click--not sure--to mount. If you're logged in as a normal user, you'll probably have to enter the root password to get full access. Also, some LiveCDs permit you to store configurations and downloaded applications in a file on your hard drive. So, the next time you boot it, all your settings are the same, etc. > I'm still trying to get a handle on the terminal/console and remembering > how to find it. Here's a good place to start: http://linuxcommand.org/index.php Stef
From: RodMcKay on 15 Nov 2009 13:33 On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:19:18 GMT, Stefan Patric <not(a)thisaddress.com> wrote: >On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:46:59 -0500, RodMcKay wrote: > > >>>I dl and tried PCLinuxOS this morning. Found it pretty kewl, you're >>>right. >>> >>>One question about these LiveCDs that I've not found a way around: >>> >>>----------------------------- >>>2009-11-14 09:19:09 >>>(http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1049483.html) No you can't >>>since the LiveCD has no access to the Hard Drive. >>>----------------------------- >>> >>>is the above statement true? It's what I found 2 years ago that >>>anything I did would disappear once I rebooted. This feels similar to a >>>[snip] >>>Is there any way to get files/folders created while using LiveCD to >>>actually be stored on the hdd itself rather than some virtual >>>representation of the hdd/partitions as seems to happen when on the >>>LiveCD? >> >> I apologize, can I go back and delete this message <g>? I didn't read >> far enough along the post: >> >> ----------------------------- >> 2009-11-14 09:24:16 >> (http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1049483.html) >> >> To be able to write data from an Ubuntu LiveCD to HDD is to become a >> superuser. All you need is this command >> >> sudo nautilus >> >> Then you can read and write on the HDD via Nautilus either it's Ext3, >> fat or ntfs. >> ----------------------------- > >There are some LiveCDs that when booted will auto-mount all the >partitions on all the drives on system, but read-only. To get write >access, you'll need to be root or a superuser. I think Puppy Linux does >this, and Mepis, but I'm not sure: Don't have the distros handy to >check. Also, PCLOS will easily mount partitions, IIRC. Go to My >Computer on the Desktop, if the drives and/or partitions are there, right >click and pick 'mount' or, maybe, double left click--not sure--to mount. >If you're logged in as a normal user, you'll probably have to enter the >root password to get full access. > >Also, some LiveCDs permit you to store configurations and downloaded >applications in a file on your hard drive. So, the next time you boot >it, all your settings are the same, etc. > >> I'm still trying to get a handle on the terminal/console and remembering >> how to find it. > >Here's a good place to start: > > http://linuxcommand.org/index.php > > >Stef Actually, don't know if it's because I dl and used PCLinuxOS or because of putting "sudo nautilus" in the console window but with PCLinuxOS, I was able to write to the partition with no problem. I created some PDFs files and some screenshots, etc., and they were there when I booted back into XP. Though maybe it's because with PCLinuxOS I have to log in, something that neither Knoppix or Ubuntu required. I logged in as guest first and then as root the next time, but I think I know enough to be careful of what I do in root. It's like being an administrator in Window$, in the concept I mean ... You can do things as root that you can't as guest, if I've understood correctly. But at any rate, with no fuss or muss, I was able to work in Linux then still have access to the files in Window$. I have Adobe Acrobat and couldn't do the usual editing of my PDFs so went back into Windows to do the usual cleanup and adding of URL links, etc. (Looks like I'll be searching for a replacement for KPDF, too <g>. Meh, just something minor. <g>) Thanks! :oD
From: J.O. Aho on 15 Nov 2009 13:39 RodMcKay wrote: > I have Adobe Acrobat and couldn't do the usual editing of my PDFs so > went back into Windows to do the usual cleanup and adding of URL > links, etc. There are different ways you can make PDF's in Linux, the easiest is to use OpenOffice 3, with a small plugin you can edit the PDF files too (it's not 100%, it depend on hte application used to create the PDF in the first place). > (Looks like I'll be searching for a replacement for KPDF, > too <g>. Meh, just something minor. <g>) Acrobat reader, it's still only 32bits, so if you use an 64bit installation you would need to have multilib (32bit libraries). You have also xpdf too, it's faster and lighter and don't support all the new stuff. -- //Aho
From: RodMcKay on 15 Nov 2009 14:11 On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:39:02 +0100, "J.O. Aho" <user(a)example.net> wrote: >RodMcKay wrote: > >> I have Adobe Acrobat and couldn't do the usual editing of my PDFs so >> went back into Windows to do the usual cleanup and adding of URL >> links, etc. > >There are different ways you can make PDF's in Linux, the easiest is to use >OpenOffice 3, with a small plugin you can edit the PDF files too (it's not >100%, it depend on hte application used to create the PDF in the first place). I just made the PDF via the option to print to PDF from Firefox, as I would do "normally" in Window$. >> (Looks like I'll be searching for a replacement for KPDF, >> too <g>. Meh, just something minor. <g>) > >Acrobat reader, it's still only 32bits, so if you use an 64bit installation >you would need to have multilib (32bit libraries). You have also xpdf too, >it's faster and lighter and don't support all the new stuff. Acrobat Reader? But it just reads. I have the full Adobe Acrobat which is the creator/editor, too. I'd forgotten OO can create PDFs. I'll have to check that out. Thanks.
From: J.O. Aho on 15 Nov 2009 14:34
RodMcKay wrote: > On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:39:02 +0100, "J.O. Aho" <user(a)example.net> > wrote: > >> RodMcKay wrote: >> >>> I have Adobe Acrobat and couldn't do the usual editing of my PDFs so >>> went back into Windows to do the usual cleanup and adding of URL >>> links, etc. >> There are different ways you can make PDF's in Linux, the easiest is to use >> OpenOffice 3, with a small plugin you can edit the PDF files too (it's not >> 100%, it depend on hte application used to create the PDF in the first place). > > I just made the PDF via the option to print to PDF from Firefox, as I > would do "normally" in Window$. > >>> (Looks like I'll be searching for a replacement for KPDF, >>> too <g>. Meh, just something minor. <g>) >> Acrobat reader, it's still only 32bits, so if you use an 64bit installation >> you would need to have multilib (32bit libraries). You have also xpdf too, >> it's faster and lighter and don't support all the new stuff. > > Acrobat Reader? But it just reads. I have the full Adobe Acrobat > which is the creator/editor, too. Yes, it only reads like KPDF. > I'd forgotten OO can create PDFs. I'll have to check that out. Alternatively you can use ps2pdf, command line tool which converts a printer spool to pdf. -- //Aho |