On Feb 4, 2013 6:46 PM, "George DiceGeorge" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hurray – it seems to work. > Have removed that desktop background image, > doubled the size of desktop icons. > > I miss the box in unity (and win7) into which to type the start of commands, > but prefer the xfce menus to the unity sidebar – its a computer not a phone! > > gparted was on the live disk but not in the installation. > > The Helps work > good. > > [george]
Gparted is easily installable... sudo apt-get install gparted Or using the package manager of your choice Also, a good replacement to the super menu is one of these... gnome-do, synapse or kupfer.. I like kupfer sudo apt-get install kupfer Or again, the package manager of your choice Enjoy > > > > From: George DiceGeorge > Sent: Monday, 04 February, 2013 22:50 > To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion > Subject: Re: Installing 12.10 > > Somewhere I read about a separate data partition, > I’ve always done it in windows, > but I guess you’re right, it only brings in complications, > and a temptation to share it between different OS’s... > > The more standard my installation is the easier it will be for you experts to help me with any problems... > so I’m doing a default installation... > > From: Mike Holstein > Sent: Monday, 04 February, 2013 22:27 > To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion > Subject: Re: Installing 12.10 > > > > On Feb 4, 2013 4:02 PM, "George DiceGeorge" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm hoping to install UStudio 12.10, > > on a HP Pavilion a6250.uk > > it's 64 bit Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz says sysinfo (kentsfield) > > it has Virtualization technology > > > > I'm downloading ubuntustudio-12.10-dvd-amd64iso. > > I'm going to test it on a live DVD or USB stick first. > > > > The existing OS in Ubuntu 12.04 32bit, which has upgraded many times and seems to have faults. > > > > I want a separate Home partition, > > should I do this after it's installed, > > or during installing? > > And then copy the old Home data over? > > > > I knew a lot about CP/M and MSDOS3.2, > > but havenet enough brain left to become an expert on Linux, > > I hope it will just work. > > > > [george] > > You want the seperate home before installation, not trying to create it afterward... what does a seperate home do? Or better yet, what doesn't it do?... > > Seperate home partition on the same hard drive doesn't provide any backup or extra protection. *when* that hard drive fails, the data in any partition is able to be lost. /home on a seperate hard drive doesn't provide any extra protection either... just means your data is on a different drive than the os, which might be handy with a spinnng drive and an ssd. > > Seperate home doesn't isolate your configuration from causing issues and "breaking" things... > > For example, right now, your user config could be the cause of all your issues. When you reinstall, and move your home data, either from or to a seperate home partition or not, you will bring the error with you. > > I would troubleshoot your current 12.04 that is "broken" by creating a new user, and logging in and testing... or by removing or renaming your .config files in your home. This will isolate your configuration from the equation. > > I run 12.04... its the lts. Long term support. There is no reason not to run 12.10, but 12.04 is supported for 5 years and 12.10 for 18 months, assuming that would sway your decision... > > What does a seperate home partition do? It really helps one maintain one place for data and configurations for whatever benefit that might bring... > > Cheers and good luck! > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > ________________________________ > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > ________________________________ > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >
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