Comments on: How to backup Linux to FAT32 External Drives http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/ A Kentucky writer's musings...while actively pursuing the perfect balance between cutting-edge mobile technology and ecologically-sound voluntary simplicity Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Angela Parker http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Angela Parker Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:47:48 +0000 http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/#comment-1269 You are more than welcome, Chris. Bottleman - I find your site inspiring on the topic of tiny houses. Just love what you have done. Thanks for sharing the photos! You are more than welcome, Chris.

Bottleman – I find your site inspiring on the topic of tiny houses. Just love what you have done. Thanks for sharing the photos!

]]> By: Chris http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Chris Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:29:35 +0000 http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/#comment-1267 Thanks Angela, this article was very helpful for me to understand how to split the archive into 4Gb chunks, which I had been struggling to work out how to do! Thanks Angela, this article was very helpful for me to understand how to split the archive into 4Gb chunks, which I had been struggling to work out how to do!

]]> By: bottleman http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-935 bottleman Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:16:29 +0000 http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/#comment-935 ok, site is back. try those house links again. cheers! ok, site is back. try those house links again. cheers!

]]> By: bottleman http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-933 bottleman Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:29:38 +0000 http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/#comment-933 oops, sorry about that. just made an impulsive decision to redesign this evening. you can see one interior photo in this post from another site: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/green-ideas/bottlemans-tiny-house-033848 . i'll try to let you know when my site is live again. oops, sorry about that. just made an impulsive decision to redesign this evening. you can see one interior photo in this post from another site: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/green-ideas/bottlemans-tiny-house-033848 . i’ll try to let you know when my site is live again.

]]> By: Angela Parker http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Angela Parker Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:32:45 +0000 http://www.wickedblog.com/2008/01/20/how-to-backup-kubuntu-linux-to-external-hard-drive/#comment-931 Bottleman - Maybe there's a link between the love and appreciation of small spaces and open-source tendencies? :O) I don't really have any photos of my cabin on the blog. I really should do that, I suppose. On using the Keep backup -- I tried that early on and found it to be less than useful. I recently managed to do a non-compressed backup on an external before upgrading to Kubuntu 7.10. By segmenting the "home" directory on its own partition on my original install, I did the upgrade as painlessly as I had hoped. I merely updated the var and swap and root partitions (yes, I gave them each their own!) and left home as it was. It was the smoothest update ever! And soooo much better than trying to update using the automatic "upgrade" option -- which often breaks the OS. Your site is being redesigned, so I'll try a bit later to check out your photos. Thanks for the comment. Bottleman –

Maybe there’s a link between the love and appreciation of small spaces and open-source tendencies? :O)

I don’t really have any photos of my cabin on the blog. I really should do that, I suppose.

On using the Keep backup — I tried that early on and found it to be less than useful.

I recently managed to do a non-compressed backup on an external before upgrading to Kubuntu 7.10.

By segmenting the “home” directory on its own partition on my original install, I did the upgrade as painlessly as I had hoped. I merely updated the var and swap and root partitions (yes, I gave them each their own!) and left home as it was.

It was the smoothest update ever! And soooo much better than trying to update using the automatic “upgrade” option — which often breaks the OS.

Your site is being redesigned, so I’ll try a bit later to check out your photos. Thanks for the comment.

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