Re: shame on me (was: Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs))

2023-05-02 Thread David Wright
On Tue 02 May 2023 at 12:10:48 (+0200), DdB wrote: > I notice, that, even though i did change the name of the sda2 partition, > the PARTLABEl remained unchanged. It's rather confusing that gdisk (my preferred partitioner, which I use outside the installer) refers to the PARTLABEL as the

Re: shame on me (was: Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs))

2023-05-02 Thread songbird
DdB wrote: ... > I notice, that, even though i did change the name of the sda2 partition, > the PARTLABEl remained unchanged. > This proves my previous post wrong and i am sorry for the confusion, > this may have caused. You were correct all along. > DdB yes, but i also recall you saying

shame on me (was: Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs))

2023-05-02 Thread DdB
Am 02.05.2023 um 05:50 schrieb David Wright: > On Tue 02 May 2023 at 02:21:20 (+0200), DdB wrote: >> Am 01.05.2023 um 21:38 schrieb David Wright: >>> And PARTLABELs aren't interfered with even by the installer. >> >> This at least i can contradict for a fact. > > So is this post the rebuttal, or

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-02 Thread David Christensen
On 5/1/23 17:13, DdB wrote: Am 01.05.2023 um 19:46 schrieb David Christensen: Reading the above plus your previous post "Looking for inspiration/advice/best practices on system upgrade", it seems that you are making things too complicated. I would pick one machine, disable/ disconnect/

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread David Wright
On Tue 02 May 2023 at 02:21:20 (+0200), DdB wrote: > Am 01.05.2023 um 21:38 schrieb David Wright: > > And PARTLABELs aren't interfered with even by the installer. > > This at least i can contradict for a fact. So is this post the rebuttal, or are you posting the evidence elsewhere? > VM is

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread DdB
Am 01.05.2023 um 21:38 schrieb David Wright: > And PARTLABELs aren't interfered with even by the installer. This at least i can contradict for a fact. VM is functional with known and documented partlabels, then the installer handles partitions (reformat is permitted) and the UUID's AND the

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread DdB
Am 01.05.2023 um 19:46 schrieb David Christensen: > Reading the above plus your previous post "Looking for > inspiration/advice/best practices on system upgrade", it seems that you > are making things too complicated. > > > I would pick one machine, disable/ disconnect/ uninstall all of the >

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread DdB
Am 01.05.2023 um 10:33 schrieb Michel Verdier: > Le 1 mai 2023 DdB a écrit : > >> Any suggestions/questions/hints from the power-users in here? >> ... would be wildly appreciated ... > > When installing you have to stop on your first problem. The others could > be created from it. It's longer

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread David Wright
On Mon 01 May 2023 at 13:08:56 (+0200), DdB wrote: > One explanation of my choice to stick with PARTUUID's: > In my overall stategy of using my computer, i am sometimes copying (dd) > whole partitions into a backup, a secondary partition or a VM, which can > easily lead to difficulties, if the

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread David Christensen
On 4/30/23 18:11, DdB wrote: Hello list, after receiving so much good advice, i finally made up my mind and began playing through the installation (debian bullseye, current stable) in my simulation-VM in order to learn about the pitfalls to avoid. After more than a dozen tries, i am running out

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, May 01, 2023 at 01:08:56PM +0200, DdB wrote: > Am 01.05.2023 um 10:23 schrieb Michel Verdier: > > Le 1 mai 2023 DdB a écrit : > > > >> But omitting GNOME from the list lead to a system failing to boot with > >> tons of messages stating the absense of all kind of gnome parts. > > > > To

No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread DdB
Am 01.05.2023 um 10:23 schrieb Michel Verdier: > Le 1 mai 2023 DdB a écrit : > >> But omitting GNOME from the list lead to a system failing to boot with >> tons of messages stating the absense of all kind of gnome parts. > > To install without gnome I select the task ssh server then after I >

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread Michel Verdier
Le 1 mai 2023 DdB a écrit : > Any suggestions/questions/hints from the power-users in here? > ... would be wildly appreciated ... When installing you have to stop on your first problem. The others could be created from it. It's longer but easier to cope with. So give us full details on your

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-05-01 Thread Michel Verdier
Le 1 mai 2023 DdB a écrit : > But omitting GNOME from the list lead to a system failing to boot with > tons of messages stating the absense of all kind of gnome parts. To install without gnome I select the task ssh server then after I manually select what I want, and a WM if needed.

Re: No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-04-30 Thread David Wright
On Mon 01 May 2023 at 03:11:56 (+0200), DdB wrote: > For example, when i allow the use of the swap partition, it gets > reformatted and another PARTUUID is assigned to it, leading to failures > booting other systems from that disk. The easy way to avoid that problem is to use LABEL rather than

No fool like an old fool (debian installation probs)

2023-04-30 Thread DdB
Hello list, after receiving so much good advice, i finally made up my mind and began playing through the installation (debian bullseye, current stable) in my simulation-VM in order to learn about the pitfalls to avoid. After more than a dozen tries, i am running out of fuel, because i am