On Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 9:20 PM Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/9/25 5:01 PM, Terry Hurlbut wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 9:40 PM Samuel Sieb <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On 11/8/25 1:37 PM, Terry Hurlbut wrote: > > > I don't have a live USB installer. If I wanted to create one, > > could I do > > > it on a public computer, like one at my local library, and how > > big a USB > > > stick or "thumb drive" would I need to buy? And could I use that > to > > > install a new system, like a KDE install of F43? My data is on > > another > > > SSD drive mounted as /crypt, so I could do a new install without > > losing > > > data. Recreating my applications might take time, but I'm sure I > > could > > > do that. > > > > > > The other options you named, I don't think I can do. I do have > > another > > > desktop on my home network, and it's a Windows box. But I suspect > > just > > > installing F43 in KDE would be the simplest option. > > > > Fedora Media Writer has a Windows option. > > https://fedoraproject.org/workstation/downloa <https:// > > fedoraproject.org/workstation/download> > > > > > > > > From one problem to another. I did create a live F43 installer from > > a 32GB USB thumb drive. I verified the locations of the software and > > my data. Then I installed F43 using mount point assignment, and > > recreated my original account. > > > > > > As far as I have been able to determine, by running Dolphin through a > > direct command, I still have my data. Unfortunately, I do not have a > > single application, not even a way to find and install any > > applications, nor any browser or email client. Discover is very > > difficult to navigate to, and even when I do find it, it shows "Nothing > > found" under "All Applications" or any category of them. > > Running the live install was supposed to be for fixing the original > install, not overwriting it. > Which installer did you use? >
Fedora 43, KDE Plasma edition. Which desktop were you running before? > Fedora 42, KDE Plasma edition. Are you still running from the live or the installed system? > >From an installed system. Again, I elected a mount-point assignment protocol. In fact the live installer said it existed to install a new system either to coexist with an existing system, or overwrite it. You're the first person to tell me that the live installer is for repair, not replacement. > > -- > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue > >
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