Jean-Michel and Xavier
I have read the technical documentation in
http://www.doudoulinux.org/web/english/documentation-7/advanced-tools/article/data-persistence.html
We (my Linux-adviser friend and me) plan to continue the installation tomorrow
night. Meanwhile, I will thank if you can answer me some additional doubts on
the matter:
Item 2 in the documentation reads: "if the selected disk has several
partitions, on which partition should DoudouLinux data be recorded?" To me, it
means that if I want to dedicate a separate partition to persistent data,
then we must create the partition before persistence activation. We could use a
standalone program like Parted Magic... Questions are:
1) Which parameter must we specify for this partition? I mean type (ext3 I
guess), max size, mount-point, name (name is a big doubt as explained below).
2) May we create this partition after Doudoulinux is installed? I guess the
answer is yes because Doudoulinux installer re formats the whole disk... but
better ask to be sure...
A foot note in the document reads: "[2] The only exception is the DoudouLinux
installer which activates persistence using directories because it changes some
settings in the system." To me, since our Doudoulinux boots from hard disk,
then we are forced to use the directory mode for data persistence.
Another paragraph in the document reads: "In the case of persistence stored
into directories, the disk partition containing these directories has a special
name. As for single file storing, when DoudouLinux starts in persistence mode
and finds such a partition name, the partition gets “mounted”. The technical
limit that DoudouLinux has with this method is the reduced length of this name,
which is incompatible with the persistence file name of the former case."
This triggers our new questions:
3) Who gives that "special name" to the partition, we or the activation tool?
If we, where can we take that special name from?
4) If we want to add additional software (like Open Office), then we must
select mode 4 (user and system). When and where can we tell the tool which mode
to use? In the supplied screen shots there is no place to specify that.
5) What are the implication of the limitation in the length of the partition
name? I guess it must be important since is referenced in the document... but
there is no more info about that.
And finally a general question about user data:
6) Since the PC is to be shared by three kids, is there a way for each kid to
have his/her won creations saved so the other users can not destroy them? I
mean a sort of user log in and repository per user? Initially I thought in a
USB key per kid, but some user and system data must continue to be shared to
all users...
Thanks in advance for your support.
Oscar Rojas
Costa Rica
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From: Oscar Rojas <[email protected]>
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Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Doudoulinux-forum] Persistence in installed mode
Jean-Michel and Xavier,
Thank you both for your quick answer.
The PC is now with a friend that is more knowledgeable in Linux than me. I am
going to resend your suggestion to him and I will notify you the results as
soon as my friend report them to me.
FYI, I am not tried the expert mode yet, just the wizard tool.
Oscar Rojas
Costa Rica
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