could this be a sign the computer is gasping for breath? On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:39 PM, Michael wrote: > This is upsetting! I don't know why it always loads the liveCD. I did not > save the live CD to the drive! > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:36 PM, Michael wrote: > >> What should I do to wipe the drive? Make like new@! >> >> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:05 PM, Michael wrote: >> >>> I don't know aboiut the virtual machine. Darktable seems to need 8G of >>> ram to run (it doesn't run with 4 G) and the virtual maachine will chop >>> that in half. I only have 8G in my machine. >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Carruth, Rusty < >>> Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Excellent advice. Both the backup and the ‘bare metal clone’. I doubt >>>> that I could have said it better myself… >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I’m also becoming more and more in favor of running a virtual machine. >>>> I’ve got one on my work laptop and my personal laptop, and I might just >>>> create another one on the personal laptop in which to run ‘everything’ >>>> (other than the virtual machine which I’m using for developing some >>>> software). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Rusty >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] *On >>>> Behalf Of *Bob Elzer >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:12 AM >>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list >>>> *Subject:* Re: installed livecd to boot sector? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Michael, I don't know how to fix the current problem but I can help you >>>> from getting into these situations in the future. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Backup Backup Backup >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Before you start making changes to your OS, you need to make a bare >>>> metal backup. >>>> >>>> The easiest way to accomplish this is to clone the OS drive. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> After you clone, then if you screw up the Os you can just do a reverse >>>> clone and you are back to where you started. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Also you need to stop doing open heart surgery, for an ingrown toenail. >>>> If you're having issues with darktable, post a question about the problem, >>>> upgrading the OS seems like overkill. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I've mentioned this before, you should look at running your system in a >>>> virtual machine. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Then before making changes to the system you can take a snapshot, make >>>> the changes and then test them. If things go wrong, you just reboot to the >>>> previous snapshot, if all is fine after a week, you can delete the old >>>> snapshot. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> You could also clone the virtual system and do testing in the clone >>>> before updating the original. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Backup Backup Backup >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If you had a bare metal backup, you'd be up and running already. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hope this helps for the future. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:22 PM Michael wrote: >>>> >>>> I forgot to mention that when I load 18.2/18.3 the cdrom icon shows the >>>> disk I have in and the install icon is also visible. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:22 PM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>> well, I just realized, of course they are not going to be available.... >>>> I haven't installed them on the new os. now I just meed to load into the os >>>> instead of the live os >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>> okay..... if I load the livecd and then load from local disk I can load >>>> my home directory but not with everything. For instance kmymoney is not >>>> available, darktable is not available, Chrome is not available, and others >>>> as well. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>> I have no idea what I did wrong...... >>>> >>>> first..... darktable was messing up so I decided to upgrade Mint to the >>>> newest version to see if that would fix it. >>>> >>>> I put the disk in and installed it but upon restarting the live disk >>>> loaded again. Then I tried installing it again but it would load the OS >>>> from the live disk (I guess) but then when the gui started it would access >>>> the hard disk drive. I then tried putting a previous version on and this >>>> time it installed (instead of failing) but when I restart the computer it >>>> loaded the live disk (which was not in the computer at the time. 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