Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

the instructions on the debian.org web page you pointed me to, and deploy one (1) of the 1 TB USB hard drives for Debian 12 live boot. Steve Petrie Original Message SUBJECT: Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

How to implement persistence: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/LiveUsbPersistence Ivan. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

Thanks to Len Sorensen, Hugh Redelmeier and r...@bclug.ca for taking their time offering suggestions, all of which I have investigated. * * * * * * Paranoia and low tolerance for anxiety have me deciding on this strategy, to get to a Debian 12 configuration with root filesystem

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 11:19:34AM -0400, Steve Petrie via talk wrote: > Hello Lennart, > > Thank you for your speedy explanation that, probably the Debian live linux > overlayfs mechanism is using a non-persistent tempfs ramdisk to store data > written to the root filesystem. > > Your

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

| From: D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk | 2. (Less useful to you) Various distros are experimenting with an | immutable core. So you could have the same problem on your disk as you | now have on your stick. There is a group of immutable desktop

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

Steve Petrie via talk wrote on 2024-03-21 08:19: some Debian packages I install, *disappear every time I boot my linux PC, which is often daily*. So, I sometimes find myself occasionally re-installing a disappeared Debian package. It might be worth looking into Ventoy for creating a bootable

Re: [GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

1. It is easy to install a Linux system onto a USB stick: just tell the Linux installer to use the (second) USB stick instead of the HDD. The result has ordinary filesystems that can be updated, just like the one on your hard drive. 2. (Less useful to you) Various distros are experimenting

[GTALUG] Debian Live Linux -- Change Overlay Filesystem -- From Tempfs Ramdisk To Hard Drive ?? [was] Re: Debian Live Linux -- Overlay Filesystem -- Where Allocated ??

Hello Lennart, Thank you for your speedy explanation that, probably the Debian live linux overlayfs mechanism is using a non-persistent tempfs ramdisk to store data written to the root filesystem. Your explanation could also explain why some Debian packages I install, disappear every time