Re: [GTALUG] DOS > bash

'rename' from Ubuntu/Debian distro goes (from memory) rename 'perlexpr' files... where perlexpr is something like 's/x/y/'. 'rename' from util-linux package goes like rename 'pat' 'rep' files... On 2024-03-21 23:52, Ron / BCLUG via talk wrote: William Park via talk wrote on 2024-03-21

Re: [GTALUG] DOS > bash

William Park via talk wrote on 2024-03-21 18:27: for I in *.sh ; do mv ${I} ${I%%.sh} done That will change 'x.sh' to 'x' without trailing dot. Exactly what's desired. Ubuntu/Debian distros will include 'rename' where you can use regex. How does `rename` (a Perl program, I believe?)

Re: [GTALUG] DOS > bash

| From: William Park via talk | Ubuntu/Debian distros | will include 'rename' where you can use regex. So does Fedora. It is much more powerful that DOS's ren command. Even so, I so rarely use rename that I have to read the man page each time. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org

Re: [GTALUG] Solar eclipse

On 2024-03-21 21:03, William Park via talk wrote: Anyone planning a group trip for solar eclipse viewing?  I guess I can go a little south (Niagara or along Lake Erie) and find a parking spot somewhere.  But, we have had any group field day for long time. ... we haven't had ... --- Post to

Re: [GTALUG] DOS > bash

On 2024-03-21 14:39, Ron / BCLUG via talk wrote: for I in *.sh ; do     mv ${I} ${I%%.sh} done That will change 'x.sh' to 'x' without trailing dot. Ubuntu/Debian distros will include 'rename' where you can use regex. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this

[GTALUG] Solar eclipse

Anyone planning a group trip for solar eclipse viewing? I guess I can go a little south (Niagara or along Lake Erie) and find a parking spot somewhere. But, we have had any group field day for long time. -- --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 11:19:34AM -0400, Steve Petrie via talk wrote: > Hello Lennart, > > Thank you for your speedy explanation that, probably the Debian live linux > overlayfs mechanism is using a non-persistent tempfs ramdisk to store data > written to the root filesystem. > > Your

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

| From: D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk | 2. (Less useful to you) Various distros are experimenting with an | immutable core. So you could have the same problem on your disk as you | now have on your stick. There is a group of immutable desktop

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

Steve Petrie via talk wrote on 2024-03-21 08:19: some Debian packages I install, *disappear every time I boot my linux PC, which is often daily*. So, I sometimes find myself occasionally re-installing a disappeared Debian package. It might be worth looking into Ventoy for creating a bootable

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

1. It is easy to install a Linux system onto a USB stick: just tell the Linux installer to use the (second) USB stick instead of the HDD. The result has ordinary filesystems that can be updated, just like the one on your hard drive. 2. (Less useful to you) Various distros are experimenting

[GTALUG] DOS > bash

Okay, clickbait subject line, but hear me out. I had a bunch of files called *.sh for backing up stuff. I decided to use `run-parts` to run the entire folder of shell scripts at once. `run-parts` won't run *.sh files (?!?), they need to be *.s-h or something dumb. I wanted to REName

[GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

Hello Lennart, Thank you for your speedy explanation that, probably the Debian live linux overlayfs mechanism is using a non-persistent tempfs ramdisk to store data written to the root filesystem. Your explanation could also explain why some Debian packages I install, disappear every time