On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:21:23 -0600 David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com): > > I also note that (after taking about an hour, to remove the Debian > > 7.8 installer iso "removable media" disk from the computer, that, > > like Ubuntu, the Debian 7.6 LXDE LiveCD does not, using the file > > manager, show Properties for partitions, and, in opening a > > partition, to show its contents, whows at the top of the tab, as > > the partition identifier, a string about 32 characters long, that > > has no relevance or application, to the Debian Linux 7.8 > > installation iso image, rescue mode, list of partitions, from which > > to select, to install the root system. > > I'm having a job parsing this sentence, but are you referring here to > the partitions' UUIDs? These are chosen at random when partitions are > created and it helps to make a note of them as they are entirely > unmemorable. (I use LABELs everywhere that's possible for that > reason.) You can see these UUIDs in ls /dev/disk/by-uuid/ and in the > contents of /run/udev/data/b8:... Also see man tune2fs. > The /sbin/blkid command is also useful. -- Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150228195253.60116...@jresid.jretrading.com