Installing 12.10

Tue Feb 5 00:01:02 UTC 2013

As near as I can tell in 12.10 Studio 64bit my home partition contains only
data. The config information resides in the file system itself. Because of
past problems I build the system on two hard drives one of which remains
disconnected other than to transfer data (home) to it occasionally or to
run when a problem with the main drive occurs. When a problem does occur i
rebuild the main drive to the point the problem occurred and then try to
isolate it or avoid the source. This may sound complicated, you do have to
keep track of additions and modifications.. but that is what lists are for.
This 12.10 Studio is running on an old Dell 9100 P965 with a pentium 4 dual
core. It runs quite well and I am happy, I use Blender Inkscape and Gimp
for  graphics and the whole JACK repertoire for MIDI. Plus it seems to
handle the whole Cairo cuteness quite well.

On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Mike Holstein <mikeh789 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Feb 4, 2013 5:51 PM, "George DiceGeorge" <dicegeorge at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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...
>
> Don't think of it as a temptation... just do it if you need it... sharing
> a home between other linux distros or ubuntu installations can be handy..
> or if you reinstall often and just want to blow the os out and keep your
> data and configs... my only point is, not to assume the issue is *not* in
> your home, and go through a hassle implementing a fix, and acutally copying
> the problem and bringing it forward with you... also, not to assume data on
> a seperate home is "safe"... its still a partition on a hard drive that
> *will* fail, so the seperate home should be a choice more of convenience
> than safety, stability...
>
> >
> > 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" <dicegeorge at hotmail.com>
> 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!
> >
> > >
> > >
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