Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Michael]

well. I figured it out  the hard drive was about to die.

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 5:11 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> could this be a sign the computer is gasping for breath?
>
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:39 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is upsetting! I don't know why it always loads the liveCD. I did not
>> save the live CD  to the drive!
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:36 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What should I do to wipe the drive? Make like new@!
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:05 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't know aboiut the virtual machine. Darktable seems to need 8G of
>>>> ram to run (it doesn't run with 4 G) and the virtual maachine will chop
>>>> that in half. I only have 8G in my machine.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Carruth, Rusty <
>>>> rusty.carr...@smartm.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Excellent advice.  Both the backup and the ‘bare metal clone’.  I
>>>>> doubt that I could have said it better myself…
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I’m also becoming more and more in favor of running a virtual
>>>>> machine.  I’ve got one on my work laptop and my personal laptop, and I
>>>>> might just create another one on the personal laptop in which to run
>>>>> ‘everything’ (other than the virtual machine which I’m using for 
>>>>> developing
>>>>> some software).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Rusty
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] *On
>>>>> Behalf Of *Bob Elzer
>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:12 AM
>>>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: installed livecd to boot sector?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael, I don't know how to fix the current problem but I can help
>>>>> you from getting into these situations in the future.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Backup Backup Backup
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Before you start making changes to your OS, you need to make a bare
>>>>> metal backup.
>>>>>
>>>>> The easiest way to accomplish this is to clone the OS drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> After you clone, then if you screw up the Os you can just do a reverse
>>>>> clone and you are back to where you started.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Also you need to stop doing open heart surgery, for an ingrown
>>>>> toenail. If you're having issues with darktable, post a question about the
>>>>> problem,  upgrading the OS seems like overkill.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've mentioned this before, you should look at running your system in
>>>>> a virtual machine.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Then before making changes to the system you can take a snapshot, make
>>>>> the changes and then test them. If things go wrong, you just reboot to the
>>>>> previous snapshot, if all is fine after a week, you can delete the old
>>>>> snapshot.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You could also clone the virtual system and do testing in the clone
>>>>> before updating the original.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Backup Backup Backup
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you had a bare metal backup, you'd be up and running already.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this helps for the future.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:22 PM Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows
>>>>> the disk I have in 

Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Michael]

could this be a sign the computer is gasping for breath?

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:39 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> This is upsetting! I don't know why it always loads the liveCD. I did not
> save the live CD  to the drive!
>
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:36 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What should I do to wipe the drive? Make like new@!
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:05 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know aboiut the virtual machine. Darktable seems to need 8G of
>>> ram to run (it doesn't run with 4 G) and the virtual maachine will chop
>>> that in half. I only have 8G in my machine.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Carruth, Rusty <
>>> rusty.carr...@smartm.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Excellent advice.  Both the backup and the ‘bare metal clone’.  I doubt
>>>> that I could have said it better myself…
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I’m also becoming more and more in favor of running a virtual machine.
>>>> I’ve got one on my work laptop and my personal laptop, and I might just
>>>> create another one on the personal laptop in which to run ‘everything’
>>>> (other than the virtual machine which I’m using for developing some
>>>> software).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rusty
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] *On
>>>> Behalf Of *Bob Elzer
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:12 AM
>>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>>>> *Subject:* Re: installed livecd to boot sector?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Michael, I don't know how to fix the current problem but I can help you
>>>> from getting into these situations in the future.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Backup Backup Backup
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Before you start making changes to your OS, you need to make a bare
>>>> metal backup.
>>>>
>>>> The easiest way to accomplish this is to clone the OS drive.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After you clone, then if you screw up the Os you can just do a reverse
>>>> clone and you are back to where you started.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also you need to stop doing open heart surgery, for an ingrown toenail.
>>>> If you're having issues with darktable, post a question about the problem,
>>>>  upgrading the OS seems like overkill.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've mentioned this before, you should look at running your system in a
>>>> virtual machine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then before making changes to the system you can take a snapshot, make
>>>> the changes and then test them. If things go wrong, you just reboot to the
>>>> previous snapshot, if all is fine after a week, you can delete the old
>>>> snapshot.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You could also clone the virtual system and do testing in the clone
>>>> before updating the original.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Backup Backup Backup
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you had a bare metal backup, you'd be up and running already.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps for the future.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:22 PM Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows the
>>>> disk I have in and the install icon is also visible.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:22 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available
>>>> I haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os
>>>> instead of the live os
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local d

Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Michael]

This is upsetting! I don't know why it always loads the liveCD. I did not
save the live CD  to the drive!

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:36 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> What should I do to wipe the drive? Make like new@!
>
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:05 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't know aboiut the virtual machine. Darktable seems to need 8G of
>> ram to run (it doesn't run with 4 G) and the virtual maachine will chop
>> that in half. I only have 8G in my machine.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Carruth, Rusty <
>> rusty.carr...@smartm.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Excellent advice.  Both the backup and the ‘bare metal clone’.  I doubt
>>> that I could have said it better myself…
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m also becoming more and more in favor of running a virtual machine.
>>> I’ve got one on my work laptop and my personal laptop, and I might just
>>> create another one on the personal laptop in which to run ‘everything’
>>> (other than the virtual machine which I’m using for developing some
>>> software).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rusty
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Bob Elzer
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:12 AM
>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>>> *Subject:* Re: installed livecd to boot sector?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael, I don't know how to fix the current problem but I can help you
>>> from getting into these situations in the future.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Backup Backup Backup
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Before you start making changes to your OS, you need to make a bare
>>> metal backup.
>>>
>>> The easiest way to accomplish this is to clone the OS drive.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After you clone, then if you screw up the Os you can just do a reverse
>>> clone and you are back to where you started.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Also you need to stop doing open heart surgery, for an ingrown toenail.
>>> If you're having issues with darktable, post a question about the problem,
>>>  upgrading the OS seems like overkill.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've mentioned this before, you should look at running your system in a
>>> virtual machine.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Then before making changes to the system you can take a snapshot, make
>>> the changes and then test them. If things go wrong, you just reboot to the
>>> previous snapshot, if all is fine after a week, you can delete the old
>>> snapshot.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You could also clone the virtual system and do testing in the clone
>>> before updating the original.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Backup Backup Backup
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you had a bare metal backup, you'd be up and running already.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this helps for the future.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:22 PM Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows the
>>> disk I have in and the install icon is also visible.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:22 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available
>>> I haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os
>>> instead of the live os
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load
>>> my home directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not
>>> available, darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others
>>> as well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have no idea what I  did wrong..
>>>
>>> first. darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to the
>>> newest version to see if that would fix it.
>>>
>>> 

Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Michael]

I don't know aboiut the virtual machine. Darktable seems to need 8G of ram
to run (it doesn't run with 4 G) and the virtual maachine will chop that in
half. I only have 8G in my machine.

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Carruth, Rusty <rusty.carr...@smartm.com>
wrote:

> Excellent advice.  Both the backup and the ‘bare metal clone’.  I doubt
> that I could have said it better myself…
>
>
>
> I’m also becoming more and more in favor of running a virtual machine.
> I’ve got one on my work laptop and my personal laptop, and I might just
> create another one on the personal laptop in which to run ‘everything’
> (other than the virtual machine which I’m using for developing some
> software).
>
>
>
>
>
> Rusty
>
>
>
> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Bob Elzer
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:12 AM
> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
> *Subject:* Re: installed livecd to boot sector?
>
>
>
> Michael, I don't know how to fix the current problem but I can help you
> from getting into these situations in the future.
>
>
>
> Backup Backup Backup
>
>
>
> Before you start making changes to your OS, you need to make a bare metal
> backup.
>
> The easiest way to accomplish this is to clone the OS drive.
>
>
>
> After you clone, then if you screw up the Os you can just do a reverse
> clone and you are back to where you started.
>
>
>
> Also you need to stop doing open heart surgery, for an ingrown toenail. If
> you're having issues with darktable, post a question about the problem,
>  upgrading the OS seems like overkill.
>
>
>
> I've mentioned this before, you should look at running your system in a
> virtual machine.
>
>
>
> Then before making changes to the system you can take a snapshot, make the
> changes and then test them. If things go wrong, you just reboot to the
> previous snapshot, if all is fine after a week, you can delete the old
> snapshot.
>
>
>
> You could also clone the virtual system and do testing in the clone before
> updating the original.
>
>
>
> Backup Backup Backup
>
>
>
> If you had a bare metal backup, you'd be up and running already.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps for the future.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:22 PM Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows the
> disk I have in and the install icon is also visible.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:22 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available I
> haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os
> instead of the live os
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load my
> home directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not
> available, darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others
> as well.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have no idea what I  did wrong..
>
> first. darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to the
> newest version to see if that would fix it.
>
> I put the disk in and installed it but upon restarting the live disk
> loaded again. Then I tried installing it again but it would load the OS
> from the live disk (I guess) but then when the gui started it would access
> the hard disk drive. I then tried putting a previous version on and this
> time it installed (instead of failing) but when I restart the computer it
> loaded the live disk (which was not in the computer at the time. What in
> the world did I do?
>
>
>
> --
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> --
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
>
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RE: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Carruth, Rusty]

Excellent advice.  Both the backup and the ‘bare metal clone’.  I doubt that I 
could have said it better myself…

I’m also becoming more and more in favor of running a virtual machine.  I’ve 
got one on my work laptop and my personal laptop, and I might just create 
another one on the personal laptop in which to run ‘everything’ (other than the 
virtual machine which I’m using for developing some software).


Rusty

From: PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf 
Of Bob Elzer
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:12 AM
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

Michael, I don't know how to fix the current problem but I can help you from 
getting into these situations in the future.

Backup Backup Backup

Before you start making changes to your OS, you need to make a bare metal 
backup.
The easiest way to accomplish this is to clone the OS drive.

After you clone, then if you screw up the Os you can just do a reverse clone 
and you are back to where you started.

Also you need to stop doing open heart surgery, for an ingrown toenail. If 
you're having issues with darktable, post a question about the problem,  
upgrading the OS seems like overkill.

I've mentioned this before, you should look at running your system in a virtual 
machine.

Then before making changes to the system you can take a snapshot, make the 
changes and then test them. If things go wrong, you just reboot to the previous 
snapshot, if all is fine after a week, you can delete the old snapshot.

You could also clone the virtual system and do testing in the clone before 
updating the original.

Backup Backup Backup

If you had a bare metal backup, you'd be up and running already.

Hope this helps for the future.




On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:22 PM Michael 
<bmi...@gmail.com<mailto:bmi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows the disk I 
have in and the install icon is also visible.

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:22 PM, Michael 
<bmi...@gmail.com<mailto:bmi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available I 
haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os 
instead of the live os

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael 
<bmi...@gmail.com<mailto:bmi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load my home 
directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not available, 
darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others as well.

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael 
<bmi...@gmail.com<mailto:bmi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I have no idea what I  did wrong..
first. darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to the newest 
version to see if that would fix it.
I put the disk in and installed it but upon restarting the live disk loaded 
again. Then I tried installing it again but it would load the OS from the live 
disk (I guess) but then when the gui started it would access the hard disk 
drive. I then tried putting a previous version on and this time it installed 
(instead of failing) but when I restart the computer it loaded the live disk 
(which was not in the computer at the time. What in the world did I do?


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Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Michael]

yes sir. thsnk you.

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Bob Elzer  wrote:

> Michael, I don't know how to fix the current problem but I can help you
> from getting into these situations in the future.
>
> Backup Backup Backup
>
> Before you start making changes to your OS, you need to make a bare metal
> backup.
> The easiest way to accomplish this is to clone the OS drive.
>
> After you clone, then if you screw up the Os you can just do a reverse
> clone and you are back to where you started.
>
> Also you need to stop doing open heart surgery, for an ingrown toenail. If
> you're having issues with darktable, post a question about the problem,
>  upgrading the OS seems like overkill.
>
> I've mentioned this before, you should look at running your system in a
> virtual machine.
>
> Then before making changes to the system you can take a snapshot, make the
> changes and then test them. If things go wrong, you just reboot to the
> previous snapshot, if all is fine after a week, you can delete the old
> snapshot.
>
> You could also clone the virtual system and do testing in the clone before
> updating the original.
>
> Backup Backup Backup
>
> If you had a bare metal backup, you'd be up and running already.
>
> Hope this helps for the future.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:22 PM Michael  wrote:
>
>> I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows the
>> disk I have in and the install icon is also visible.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:22 PM, Michael  wrote:
>>
>>> well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available
>>> I haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os
>>> instead of the live os
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael  wrote:
>>>
 okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load
 my home directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not
 available, darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others
 as well.

 On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael  wrote:

> I have no idea what I  did wrong..
> first. darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to
> the newest version to see if that would fix it.
> I put the disk in and installed it but upon restarting the live disk
> loaded again. Then I tried installing it again but it would load the OS
> from the live disk (I guess) but then when the gui started it would access
> the hard disk drive. I then tried putting a previous version on and this
> time it installed (instead of failing) but when I restart the computer it
> loaded the live disk (which was not in the computer at the time. What in
> the world did I do?
>



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Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Bob Elzer]

Michael, I don't know how to fix the current problem but I can help you
from getting into these situations in the future.

Backup Backup Backup

Before you start making changes to your OS, you need to make a bare metal
backup.
The easiest way to accomplish this is to clone the OS drive.

After you clone, then if you screw up the Os you can just do a reverse
clone and you are back to where you started.

Also you need to stop doing open heart surgery, for an ingrown toenail. If
you're having issues with darktable, post a question about the problem,
 upgrading the OS seems like overkill.

I've mentioned this before, you should look at running your system in a
virtual machine.

Then before making changes to the system you can take a snapshot, make the
changes and then test them. If things go wrong, you just reboot to the
previous snapshot, if all is fine after a week, you can delete the old
snapshot.

You could also clone the virtual system and do testing in the clone before
updating the original.

Backup Backup Backup

If you had a bare metal backup, you'd be up and running already.

Hope this helps for the future.




On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:22 PM Michael  wrote:

> I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows the
> disk I have in and the install icon is also visible.
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:22 PM, Michael  wrote:
>
>> well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available I
>> haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os
>> instead of the live os
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael  wrote:
>>
>>> okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load
>>> my home directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not
>>> available, darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others
>>> as well.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael  wrote:
>>>
 I have no idea what I  did wrong..
 first. darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to the
 newest version to see if that would fix it.
 I put the disk in and installed it but upon restarting the live disk
 loaded again. Then I tried installing it again but it would load the OS
 from the live disk (I guess) but then when the gui started it would access
 the hard disk drive. I then tried putting a previous version on and this
 time it installed (instead of failing) but when I restart the computer it
 loaded the live disk (which was not in the computer at the time. What in
 the world did I do?

>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Michael]

I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows the
disk I have in and the install icon is also visible.

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:22 PM, Michael  wrote:

> well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available I
> haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os
> instead of the live os
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael  wrote:
>
>> okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load
>> my home directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not
>> available, darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others
>> as well.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael  wrote:
>>
>>> I have no idea what I  did wrong..
>>> first. darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to the
>>> newest version to see if that would fix it.
>>> I put the disk in and installed it but upon restarting the live disk
>>> loaded again. Then I tried installing it again but it would load the OS
>>> from the live disk (I guess) but then when the gui started it would access
>>> the hard disk drive. I then tried putting a previous version on and this
>>> time it installed (instead of failing) but when I restart the computer it
>>> loaded the live disk (which was not in the computer at the time. What in
>>> the world did I do?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Michael]

well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available I
haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os
instead of the live os

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael  wrote:

> okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load my
> home directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not
> available, darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others
> as well.
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael  wrote:
>
>> I have no idea what I  did wrong..
>> first. darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to the
>> newest version to see if that would fix it.
>> I put the disk in and installed it but upon restarting the live disk
>> loaded again. Then I tried installing it again but it would load the OS
>> from the live disk (I guess) but then when the gui started it would access
>> the hard disk drive. I then tried putting a previous version on and this
>> time it installed (instead of failing) but when I restart the computer it
>> loaded the live disk (which was not in the computer at the time. What in
>> the world did I do?
>>
>
>
>
> --
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>



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Re: installed livecd to boot sector?

[Michael]

okay. if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load my
home directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not
available, darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others
as well.

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael  wrote:

> I have no idea what I  did wrong..
> first. darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to the
> newest version to see if that would fix it.
> I put the disk in and installed it but upon restarting the live disk
> loaded again. Then I tried installing it again but it would load the OS
> from the live disk (I guess) but then when the gui started it would access
> the hard disk drive. I then tried putting a previous version on and this
> time it installed (instead of failing) but when I restart the computer it
> loaded the live disk (which was not in the computer at the time. What in
> the world did I do?
>



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