Re: I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customized it...
On 10/05/2011 07:12 PM, Linda McLeod wrote: I know it sounds stupid, but what else is there?.. You might consider finding out why you have to keep reinstalling. Unless you're experimenting with alpha-test programs or running as root without being careful enough you shouldn't have to reinstall at all. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Re: I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customized it...
On Tuesday, October 04, 2011 10:32 AM, Joe Zeff j...@zeff.us wrote: On 10/04/2011 10:06 AM, Linda McLeod wrote: Why do it the hard way when the default is easier and faster? __ My OS gets hit too much, and corrupted.. I'm forever reinstalling Fedora, and the softs I like, and the 6-gigs of notes and tunes, plus all the tweaking... I figured if I had the initial 300-meg update download on a CD, I could eliminate the downloading time when fresh installing... I suppose it's a bit of a desperation thing..? I'm going to try the backup thing for the hundredth time to make an iso install CD of the OS as I like it, so I won't need to mess with new installs over the Net... I'm not on the Net at home.. My IP gets slammed constantly.. I use a relatives connection to get the downloads I need for my pix editing and occasional updates.. is Why do it the hard way when the default is easier and faster?... I know it sounds stupid, but what else is there?.. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customized it...
Is there a link to download ALL Fedora-14 updates all at once in one huge file..? All I've found is a link to download each update separately... Here's my little problem.. My PC is hit nearly every week or two by hateful bullies.. I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customize it to my liking.. I need all my peripheral programs and files to be in that install.. Please link me to a site that tells how it's done.. Ten years I've been trying to make such an install disk, and just can't get through it.. It makes me feel so darn stupid and small that I can't do this simple little thing... If ever I do get it one day, I'll probably be bouncing in my chair till it or my bum breaks... Please tell how it's done... -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Re: I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customized it...
On 10/04/2011 10:06 AM, Linda McLeod wrote: Is there a link to download ALL Fedora-14 updates all at once in one huge file..? All I've found is a link to download each update separately... No, because there's no point to such a thing. When you install F14 and run update for the first time, you get the most recent version of everything. Doing it your way would update you step-by-step across hundreds of updates for some of the programs, installing version after version until you reached the present. Why do it the hard way when the default is easier and faster? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Re: I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customized it...
On Tue October 4 2011, Joe Zeff wrote: No, because there's no point to such a thing. When you install F14 and run update for the first time, you get the most recent version of everything. Doing it your way would update you step-by-step across hundreds of updates for some of the programs, installing version after version until you reached the present. Why do it the hard way when the default is easier and faster? Agreed... just back up your config files, either on-line or to some sort of removable media and then when you reinstall, copy the config files back over. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Re: I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customized it...
On Tue October 4 2011, Joe Zeff wrote: On 10/04/2011 10:06 AM, Linda McLeod wrote: Is there a link to download ALL Fedora-14 updates all at once in one huge file..? All I've found is a link to download each update separately... No, because there's no point to such a thing. When you install F14 and run update for the first time, you get the most recent version of everything. Doing it your way would update you step-by-step across hundreds of updates for some of the programs, installing version after version until you reached the present. Why do it the hard way when the default is easier and faster? Maybe a kickstart ??? I don't know anything about making those, but they are supposed to be a way to make identical custom installations, so maybe that would fill the bill? That and backing up the config files??? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Re: I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customized it...
On Tue, 2011-10-04 at 10:06 -0700, Linda McLeod wrote: Here's my little problem.. My PC is hit nearly every week or two by hateful bullies.. I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customize it to my liking.. I need all my peripheral programs and files to be in that install.. Please link me to a site that tells how it's done.. Ten years I've been trying to make such an install disk, and just can't get through it.. It makes me feel so darn stupid and small that I can't do this simple little thing... If ever I do get it one day, I'll probably be bouncing in my chair till it or my bum breaks... Please tell how it's done. Pardon if this reply seems a bit insensitive; but instead of simply fixing it each time these bullies hit your PC, why not prevent them in the first place? Primarily, how do they attack your computer? Are the attacks from an external source, or from within your own home/business network? Are you keeping updated with security fixes and such? If the attacks are internal, try restricting access to your computer: iIf you have the automatic login enabled for convenience; I recommend turning it off and forcing yourself (and likely, your attackers) to use an explicit password. (Ensure that this is a strong and unpredictable password. Use a lengthy combination of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols; and make it unrelated to your username. Don't write it down anywhere if you can help it.) Some more paranoid measures might be to encrypt your hard drive contents (using a different password than your user login), and to restrict physical access to the machine (for example, locking it in its own well-ventilated room, and keeping the key on your person). If the attacks are coming from an external source, ensure that your firewall is set to block all incoming connections. If you are connected to the internet directly, try instead to connect through a known-good router, as the required NAT will add an additional security barrier between you and the Internet. Second, I don't know whether you are running as the superuser (root) or not; but if you are, you should stop immediately. As the administrator account for a system, it has virtually limitless read/write access to anything on that system, including being able to add, modify, or remove any kernel modules, programs and user data. Finally, if none of these are viable in your circumstances, some utilities you can use include rsync and/or duplicity (or the GNOME frontend to these, Deja Dup) to create a file-by-file copy of the drive, and the 'dd' tool to create an image of the drive contents. (Though realistically, you probably only need the /home directory and any modified data files in /etc or /var; as the rest can be simply redownloaded.) -- Peter Gordon (codergeek42) pe...@thecodergeek.com Who am I? :: http://thecodergeek.com/about-me signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
