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jepf n00b
Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 44
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2002 3:14 am Post subject: 1. System Backup / 2. german KDE |
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Hi!
And again, questions from a newbie.
1. I installed Gentoo and compiled X and KDE (wow, that took LONG). But because it took so long i would like to make a full backup of this system. Is it possible to backup it in a way so that i can just boot from the gentoo cd and copy the backuped files to get a fully functional system?
2. How can i install german language support for kde? I installed kde with "emerge kde" but when i first started kde i could only select US as language. Question is: which package do i need?
Thanks, thanks, thanks... |
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mantis Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Posts: 134 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2002 8:06 am Post subject: Backup |
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If you were backing up your linux install onto another HDD and it was roughly the same size and the same filesystem you could use a few simple commands to copy your system across. First you would mount your new HDD under say /mnt/linux and mount the boot drive if you have it setup like the gentoo install guide like /mnt/linux/boot. Then run the following commands: find /dev -depth -print0 | cpio --null -pvd /mnt/linux/ ; find / -mount -depth -print0 | cpio --null -pvd /mnt/linux/ and find /boot -depth -print0 | cpio --null -pvd /mnt/linux/. Also make sure you have mounted your /boot directory. |
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zhware Retired Dev
Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 23
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