Yet another "How do I mount..." question
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Yet another "How do I mount..." question
Mint 18, Cinnamon 3.0.7 running as a VM guest.
I have created a virtual HD in VBox. I launched Mint and now need to mount it & format it so I can copy a portable app to the new drive. My 'tools' are Nemo & the stuff in the Cinnamon Menu. How do I do it?
With Regards, Mark.
I have created a virtual HD in VBox. I launched Mint and now need to mount it & format it so I can copy a portable app to the new drive. My 'tools' are Nemo & the stuff in the Cinnamon Menu. How do I do it?
With Regards, Mark.
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
Most new users will use the "disks" utility. It is a graphical user interface disk managment tool.
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
In start menu,
type in disks
and it comes up - amazingly handy for us new users
type in disks
and it comes up - amazingly handy for us new users
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
Start menu? I believe you're in the wrong forum. Microsoft is down the street.
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
Me? using MS? never.
Well, OK, up till a week ago maybe.
Press the little menu button that starts things. What can we call it?
The thing menu.
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
Supposing that Cinnamon is your desktop manager, "Cinnamon Menu".
Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
You can search for "gnome-disk-utility" in the Synaptic Package Manager. The utility's name is disks.
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
Thank you. It was already installed, but of course I had no way to know that since it goes by 3 different names -- don't you just love Linux chaos? I think you would also find 'gparted' useful ... perhaps more useful.
PS: Actually, 'gnome-disk-utility' is named 'gnome-disks'.
Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
For a new user both utilities are useful. If somebody ask how to perform disk management, I refer them the disks utility, because it is more useful for a new user. Most newer users are from the Windows or MAC world, and they are accustom to using a graphical user interface.
Personally, I use the fdisk utility from the terminal, but I would never expect a new or less skilled Linux user to do that. If somebody ask how to do disk management I will always assume this type of Linux skill set.
Linux Mint is no more chaotic than any other operating system. I have been involved with CP/M, HDOS, MSDOS, Windows, Coherent, DGUX, HPUX, AIX, and RHEL. They all have a learning curve, and none of them will be perfect for everybody. If you come in to a new operating system with the wrong attitude you will most likely leave with that attitude.
Personally, I use the fdisk utility from the terminal, but I would never expect a new or less skilled Linux user to do that. If somebody ask how to do disk management I will always assume this type of Linux skill set.
Linux Mint is no more chaotic than any other operating system. I have been involved with CP/M, HDOS, MSDOS, Windows, Coherent, DGUX, HPUX, AIX, and RHEL. They all have a learning curve, and none of them will be perfect for everybody. If you come in to a new operating system with the wrong attitude you will most likely leave with that attitude.
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
For me, add VM386, SCO, Minix, VAX, IBM360 SPL, HP3000 PL1, and Intel, Motorola, and various other microprocessors and cores.
Linux is not housebroken and will not be housebroken until Linus stops playing with kernels and starts leading (which will be never).
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
Actually, its pretty good for everybody. Otherwise you have to manually edit /etc/fstab which if you don't know what you are doing can be problematicdeck_luck wrote: ⤴Mon Jun 03, 2019 8:24 pm For a new user both utilities are useful. If somebody ask how to perform disk management, I refer them the disks utility, because it is more useful for a new user. Most newer users are from the Windows or MAC world, and they are accustom to using a graphical user interface.
Personally, I use the fdisk utility from the terminal, but I would never expect a new or less skilled Linux user to do that. If somebody ask how to do disk management I will always assume this type of Linux skill set.
Linux Mint is no more chaotic than any other operating system. I have been involved with CP/M, HDOS, MSDOS, Windows, Coherent, DGUX, HPUX, AIX, and RHEL. They all have a learning curve, and none of them will be perfect for everybody. If you come in to a new operating system with the wrong attitude you will most likely leave with that attitude.
comadore, pcDOS, hpux, solaris, vms-vax ....blah blah blah..
Yet I'm still a fn nooob
Yet I'm still a fn nooob
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
You are thinking of 'parted'. What I recommended is 'gparted'. Gparted is a GUI application that's quite a good clone of Partition Magic.deck_luck wrote: ⤴Mon Jun 03, 2019 8:24 pm For a new user both utilities are useful. If somebody ask how to perform disk management, I refer them the disks utility, because it is more useful for a new user. Most newer users are from the Windows or MAC world, and they are accustom to using a graphical user interface.
Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
I meant exactly what I stated which had nothing do with parted. Please do not misrepresent me.
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
If you are so unhappy with Linux, maybe you should develop your own kernel.markfilipak wrote: ⤴Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:43 pm
Linux is not housebroken and will not be housebroken until Linus stops playing with kernels and starts leading (which will be never).
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Re: Yet another "How do I mount..." question
Howdy,
My mistake. When you stated that people prefer a GUI app (me, too), I thought you were rejecting 'gparted' as a CLI app, so I thought you were confusing it with 'parted' ...people do confuse them. I meant no offense.
Regarding Linux happiness, I'm not unhappy with Linux, per se. I'm unhappy that Linux developers care so little about usability. I've become convinced over the years that the developers don't want Linux to become mainstream. But I trust that will change now that Microsoft is involved.