[Solved]T weaking KDe for Less Powerful Computers

[T6]

"Seems I forgot to ask the HOW/WHERE part"

how?  a simple copy and paste process is enough

where?  a usb drive is perfect, i tend to avoid optical media this days

[ms_meme]

The only backing up I do is periodically save some folders etc to my USB.  I can do more of that.  But I am going to ask more about what folders .. like in the hidden ones of FF/Mozilla etc to back up.  I never understood that.  My Thunderbird and profiles? 

(And here is another thought.  Before installing XFCE I had also tried LX from the USB.  I think I installed XFCE because of flipping coin.  But I would like to also like to try the install of LX.  I know....more headaches.     But the whole purpose of the extra partition was to allow me to try different installs.   Just leaving that idea for now.  No need to add to the/my confusion.)

Just waiting. 

I would like you would have at least one boot-able system (either LiveUSB or LiveCD/DVD) available for emergency,
better of all a remaster of the current system.  Do you want to make one ms_meme ?

I think I tried or attempted that at one time.      Seems like I didn't have the right disk or something.

Perhaps get the boot list in order first.     
I like doing all these things.  Just need to be in full control of my mind and clicky fingers.   

[AS]

Remastering your own system is a 2 step process, first you create an ISO image, second you burn your ISO image, the result is a CD containing the flavor PCLINUXOS-2011-msmeme.

The difficult (may be) are around to choose what to backup and what to leave out from, and the need for some free hard disk space..

Please provide the following info: post the content of the file /etc/fstab and the output of the command blkid

[ms_meme]

[meme@localhost ~]$ blkid
/dev/sda5: UUID="32693016-6ee7-4f6b-96f0-8d59d337ee42" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda6: UUID="df07f94f-c992-4de5-a6d9-be736b570df6" TYPE="swap"
[meme@localhost ~]$


# Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=32693016-6ee7-4f6b-96f0-8d59d337ee42 / ext3 defaults 1 1
# Entry for /dev/sda7 :
UUID=8d44c8d0-3a22-45ad-81b2-0e48c75874eb /home ext3 defaults 1 2
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sda6 :
UUID=df07f94f-c992-4de5-a6d9-be736b570df6 swap swap defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0

[AS]

ms_meme,

please rerun the blkid command from root user (or konsole + su)
also post the output of:
df   -T

[ms_meme]

[meme@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost meme]# blkid
/dev/sda5: UUID="32693016-6ee7-4f6b-96f0-8d59d337ee42" TYPE="ext3" LABEL="Main_Root"
/dev/sda6: UUID="df07f94f-c992-4de5-a6d9-be736b570df6" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sda1: LABEL="MMA-Main" UUID="C870301470300BA6" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda7: LABEL="Main_Home" UUID="8d44c8d0-3a22-45ad-81b2-0e48c75874eb" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda8: LABEL="Linux_Data" UUID="523ec17d-a46f-4f21-bf7e-8223913fc9fe" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda9: LABEL="Test_OS" UUID="acdf70ff-88d3-44b1-a7d5-61a687558754" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
[root@localhost meme]# df   -T
Filesystem    Type    Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5     ext3     12G  5.2G  5.8G  48% /
/dev/sda7     ext3     22G  2.8G   19G  13% /home
tmpfs        tmpfs    243M     0  243M   0% /dev/shm
[root@localhost meme]#

[AS]

[meme@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost meme]# blkid
/dev/sda5: UUID="32693016-6ee7-4f6b-96f0-8d59d337ee42" TYPE="ext3" LABEL="Main_Root"
/dev/sda6: UUID="df07f94f-c992-4de5-a6d9-be736b570df6" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sda1: LABEL="MMA-Main" UUID="C870301470300BA6" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda7: LABEL="Main_Home" UUID="8d44c8d0-3a22-45ad-81b2-0e48c75874eb" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda8: LABEL="Linux_Data" UUID="523ec17d-a46f-4f21-bf7e-8223913fc9fe" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda9: LABEL="Test_OS" UUID="acdf70ff-88d3-44b1-a7d5-61a687558754" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
[root@localhost meme]# df   -T
Filesystem    Type    Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5     ext3     12G  5.2G  5.8G  48% /
/dev/sda7     ext3     22G  2.8G   19G  13% /home
tmpfs        tmpfs    243M     0  243M   0% /dev/shm
[root@localhost meme]#

It's appear you have a total of 8 Gb used (5.2 + 2.8 ), that should fit without any problem in a compressed DVD ISO.
You also have enough free space in /home partition to successfully build your remaster, while the free space in '/' partition could be insufficient.

I'm going to perform a test on my virtualbox machine, later (few hours), I will provide you a command line to start the remaster.
You will need an empty DVD-R too.

AS

[ms_meme]

It's appear you have a total of 8 Gb used (5.2 + 2.8 ), that should fit without any problem in a compressed DVD ISO.
You also have enough free space in /home partition to successfully build your remaster, while the free space in '/' partition could be insufficient.

I'm going to perform a test on my virtualbox machine, later (few hours), I will provide you a command line to start the remaster.
You will need an empty DVD-R too.

AS

I think that is what I didn't/don't have.

[AS]

It's appear you have a total of 8 Gb used (5.2 + 2.8 ), that should fit without any problem in a compressed DVD ISO.
You also have enough free space in /home partition to successfully build your remaster, while the free space in '/' partition could be insufficient.

I'm going to perform a test on my virtualbox machine, later (few hours), I will provide you a command line to start the remaster.
You will need an empty DVD-R too.

AS

I think that is what I didn't/don't have.

your drive appear to be OK:

ata2.00: ATAPI: LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-411S, FS0F, max UDMA/33

Any chance you can get some empty DVD in the next days ?

[ms_meme]

It's appear you have a total of 8 Gb used (5.2 + 2.8 ), that should fit without any problem in a compressed DVD ISO.
You also have enough free space in /home partition to successfully build your remaster, while the free space in '/' partition could be insufficient.

I'm going to perform a test on my virtualbox machine, later (few hours), I will provide you a command line to start the remaster.
You will need an empty DVD-R too.

AS

I think that is what I didn't/don't have.

your drive appear to be OK:

ata2.00: ATAPI: LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-411S, FS0F, max UDMA/33

Any chance you can get some empty DVD in the next days ?

Maybe you could be more specific on what I need.  I won't be ordering anything on line. 
And I won't be paying $39.99 for a pack of whatever. 

This project probably won't go anywhere. 

[AS]

DVD-R should range between 0.20 $ and 0.50 each one ... depending on the shop you may be able to find single media or a pack of 10 DVD ...  Alternatively you could use a 4 GB USB stick ... provided that your computer can boot from USB ...

[T6]

that semprom? of course it can boot form usb, mine is older and i boot from usb stick and usb dvd drive

i think that you got price for a pack of 100 dvds or a external dvd drive

[AS]

that semprom? of course it can boot form usb, mine is older and i boot from usb stick and usb dvd drive

Intel P4, 3 Ghz 

[ms_meme]

I go for the .50 one. 

Maybe someone could help me search for what I 'may/might' get.  We have Walmart, Radio Shack, Office Max that I know of.

Maybe some pictures or links  of what it is?
Maybe some pictures or links of what it is I am not to get. 

[ms_meme]

DVD-R should range between 0.20 $ and 0.50 each one ... depending on the shop you may be able to find single media or a pack of 10 DVD ...  Alternatively you could use a 4 GB USB stick ... provided that your computer can boot from USB ...

I am not sure what you meant by "boot from USB".

But now I am in my USB (don't know what a stick is).  I have booted into the ISO of the XFCE ...not my install.