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Syncbackfree linux5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() That done, the next button was primed to go. ![]() (Note, I left KDE checked, because I do sometimes like a change). Here I left everything checked that was checked, and simply added checks for “Games”, “Network client”, “Documentation”, “Firewall” and since I prefer Gnome to KDE, I also selected “Gnome”. That accomplished, it came up with the giant-check-box choice screen. I said none and checked the box to copy the three CDs to the drive. ![]() Then it asked me what media I had other than CD’s #1, #2 and #3. The install proceeded by prompting me some more for obvious items. At this point, this is all stuff I’d rather not have to do, and the only real reason it had to be done was to due to the dual boot – this part of it would have been much easier had this been a clean install with blank drives. Next, format part of that for Linux, and part of it for the Linux Swap. The introduction screen came on, I hit enter to continue and the install was up and away.įirst task – resize the first disk drive and grab part of that for Linux. At that point, I determinedly cracked a beer, then dropped in CD #1 of Mandriva Free 2006 x86-64 into my DVD-ROM drive, rebooted, checked my BIOS to ensure a CD boot, and let it rip. Then I ran all of my SyncBack profiles in order to get current backups, just in case something terrible happened. I initially thought I’d use System Command 7 (vcom), but in the end I had major issues trying to get it installed – mainly with the MBR writing, perhaps there are also SATA issues with this version of VCom. ![]()
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