Intentionally top posting, and not sure this reply is worth posting, but ...
Note: in an earlier post, Mr. Turritopsis (I don't know of the preferred short form of his name, if there is one) posed a question. Then, in the post that has been the subject of discussion, he answered his own question, which, imo, was a reasonable / nice thing to do. The unfortunate thing is that his second post did not reference (e.g., was not a reply to) his earlier post, which made things confusing. On Wednesday, April 08, 2026 11:39:10 AM Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > Can I use Acronis True Image to clone (backup) my Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma > installation on Edxis Chromebook model LI9 to a SINGLE image file? I know > Acronis True Image can clone harddisks or SSDs with operating systems into > a SINGLE image file with filename extension .tibx. > > Clonezilla is NOT desirable because it clones storage devices into so many > different files. > > If you are aware of a better cloning software for Linux, please let me > know. ----< nothing new below this line >--- On Friday, April 10, 2026 05:17:40 AM [email protected] wrote: > On Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 03:02:04PM +0200, [email protected] wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 10:55:17AM +0000, Andy Smith wrote: > > > Hi Turritopsis, > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 09:29:42AM +0000, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > > > > Subject: Notes on using dd to clone Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma > > > > installation on my Edxis Chromebook model LI9 > > > > > > > > Good day from Singapore, > > > > > > > > Detailed steps as shown below. > > > > > > I don't mean to be rude or to stifle the flow of useful information, > > > but I didn't see anything in your procedure that isn't a normal [...] > > > > I don't know whether your answer can be qualified as "rude". But I > > perceived it as unnecessarily harsh. > > OK, and since there were other, dissenting perceptions around, I'll try > to explain: > > - of course, I described my perception. It may well be "wrong". It's > definitely subjective. > - my feeling is: we know Turritopsis Dohrnii's style. They are around > here for a while. For some of us it feels somewhat "alien". I think > it is a normal thing to happen when our communities expand beyond the > small, homogeneous circles they once were. But this is a Good Thing! > - so I guess we should develop some tolerance for different styles > (yes, yes, that includes myself: I'm sure I've failed that ideal more > than once, and I will. Remind me). > > To sketch a practical proposal (not that I expect you to follow it: > rather to "sketch the idea in code"), I'd try to formulate this critique > in a more personal way, i.e. *to me*, this and this in your post/way > of posting is confusing (granted, in your OP there is at least one > hint in that direction). > > But, see above. Quite possibly my feeling is misled. > > Cheers
