On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 15:16, BCLUG via talk wrote:
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> bitmap via talk wrote on 2023-09-20 10:02:
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> > Does this OpenSUSE image come with a broad range of tools? The debian,
> > ubuntu, manjaro and others I have lying around are just the very basics.
> > Am often missing something needed.
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On 2023-09-20 13:50, bitmap wrote:
IME the bootable linux systems are typically read only. Sure you can
install anything transiently. Once you connect to the internet,
configure the repos, add keys, update the package lists, possibly run
an update of the whole system, and idiosyncratic
On 2023-09-19 23:22, bitmap via talk wrote:
I'd really like to have a good USB key to boot from when some kind of
problem happens.
As was mentioned you can use a live CD/DVD. I use Linux Mint (although I'm
thinking of moving to Debian testing) but it has the same issue that Fedora
and other
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bitmap via talk wrote on 2023-09-20 10:02:
Does this OpenSUSE image come with a broad range of tools? The debian,
ubuntu, manjaro and others I have lying around are just the very basics.
Am often missing something needed.
bitmap via talk wrote on 2023-09-20 10:02:
Does this OpenSUSE image come with a broad range of tools? The debian,
ubuntu, manjaro and others I have lying around are just the very basics.
Am often missing something needed.
I seem to recall that Knoppix was a popular distro for repairing
| From: joeDoe via talk
| Anything that you need that isn't on the live system can be easily installed
| if it's packaged for Debian. It's a full system, so you can also download
| and compile something that isn't packaged in Debian if you need to do so.
To install gparted on the currently
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 01:02:28PM -0400, bitmap via talk wrote:
> Is there a distinction between a "live image" and the USB installer? I
> think we are talking about the same thing; maybe I used inaccurate
> language.
In general, an installer will do nothing more than install a new system.
Most
https://www.system-rescue.org This is a likely candidate
https://www.system-rescue.org/System-tools Has a lot of the system tools that
might be needed
https://www.system-rescue.org/manual/Installing_packages_with_pacman You can
even add packages
Thanks that could be useful. I will give it a spin. Gparted is indeed one of
those tools who's absence can be problematic. Some of the install media include
it and some don't.
I tried looking to see if there was some kind of stand alone binary gparted I
could keep on hand, like a windows
Is there a distinction between a "live image" and the USB installer? I think we
are talking about the same thing; maybe I used inaccurate language.
Does this OpenSUSE image come with a broad range of tools? The debian, ubuntu,
manjaro and others I have lying around are just the very basics. Am
On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 11:48, joeDoe via talk wrote:
> Debian also publishes live images:
It would be a lot less work to list distributions that DON'T have live images.
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On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 08:22:28AM -0400, James Knott via talk wrote:
> On 2023-09-19 23:22, bitmap via talk wrote:
> > Is there some kind of general purpose image that has a variety of
> > programs, maybe even foundational documentation on board, etc, that is
> > designed for this? There are
1. Use the distro iso to boot gui/text terminal. Most distros are
"live", so you don't need a separate "rescue" disk.
2. Use Ventoy. It creates 2 partitions on USB stick, one Linux stuffs,
and the other Windows partitions where you drop iso files. When you
boot, you can select which iso
On 19/09/2023 23:22, bitmap via talk wrote:
I'd really like to have a good USB key to boot from when some kind of
problem happens. Typically I use whatever installation media is lying
around but they have really limited tools available. Not to mention
tres obnoxious defaults like transparent
On 2023-09-19 23:22, bitmap via talk wrote:
Is there some kind of general purpose image that has a variety of
programs, maybe even foundational documentation on board, etc, that is
designed for this? There are images like clonezilla to solve specific
problems but that's another story. I would
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 1:56 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk
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> 1. I use what I'm used to. That's Fedora.
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> 2. I don't plan ahead, so I just use the Fedora live installation medium
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> 3. Your distro is probably as good as Fedora.
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> 4. Yes, you can install to a USB drive and have that
1. I use what I'm used to. That's Fedora.
2. I don't plan ahead, so I just use the Fedora live installation medium
3. Your distro is probably as good as Fedora.
4. Yes, you can install to a USB drive and have that drive function as an
emergency tool. But I find that I don't use the
On 9/19/23 23:22, bitmap via talk wrote:
I'd really like to have a good USB key to boot from when some kind of problem
happens. Typically I use whatever installation media is lying around but they
have really limited tools available. Not to mention tres obnoxious defaults
like transparent
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