Looking for help with switching on the bare metal.

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Hi Didier,


Thanks for that. I am currently preparing for the switch. Flashed the 
Slint ISO to a USB drive, and am now copying all the stuff I want to 
keep to an external HD.


Warm regards,

Brandt Steenkamp

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On 8/5/21 3:48 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Hi Brandt,
>
> Basically after Slint installation, plug-in the USB drive, wait a few 
> seconds,
> then use this lsblk command to know how the external drive and its 
> partitions
> will be named:
> lsblk -lpo name,size,type,fstype,mountpoint
> then, mount the partition where the stuff is stored as root, like for 
> instance:
> mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
>
> after that copy your files stored in /mnt to another directory in 
> Slint. using
> the cp command.
>
> Cheers,
> Didier
>
> Le 05/08/2021 à 14:48, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>> Hi Didier,
>>
>> I am not going to dual boot my system. I am fed up with windows. If I 
>> need a more conventional OS, I have my MacBook. I will probably 
>> install Windows in a virtual machine anyway, simply because I need it 
>> for my work.
>> I would appreciate the help with copying all my stuff from an 
>> external drive to my Slint installation.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 05 Aug 2021, at 13:53, Linux for blind general discussion 
>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Brandt,
>>>
>>> Slint can't be installed in an NTFS partition but can read and write 
>>> the files
>>> in it, no add-on needed. We can help you doing the needed settings 
>>> after
>>> installation.
>>>
>>> Maybe you would consider a dual boot installation?
>>>
>>> If yes but you have only one drive, read how-to prepare the drive in:
>>> https://slint.fr/doc/HandBook.html#make_room_for_Slint
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Didier
>>> -- 
>>> Didier Spaier
>>> Slint maintainer
>>>
>>>> Le 05/08/2021 à 13:34, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>>>> Thanks for that. I am very strongly considering installing Slint, 
>>>> but before I do, I need to pull my stuff off of my windows 
>>>> installation. Will Slint by default deal with NTFS, or do I need to 
>>>> install a utility to do so?
>>>
>>>
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