Hello,
in Porteus Settings Centre / Porteus Changes, there are options:
- Porteus Save Changes
- Porteus Save Session
from its description is not clear to me what is the difference. It would be helpfull to tell the example use in description or rephrase it so noob knows the difference.
Also when the savefile.dat is created one is invited to edit porteus.cfg
There it would be helpful to tell which line to edit. Example:
Edit line "APPEND" in porteus.cfg file to look like example:
APPEND initrd=initrd.xz changes=/porteus/savefile.dat
Or even better would be some interface where one can configure boot options like savefile and it will then execute script that will update proteus.cfg
Porteus Save Changes vs Porteus Save Session
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Porteus Save Changes vs Porteus Save Session
Welcome to Porteus. I myself save neither session nor changes, but surely someone like Ed_P very much dependent on this option would be more qualified to comment here.
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Porteus Save Changes vs Porteus Save Session
Agreed. I don't recall ever using the Save Session option but it was unclear as to whether it required an existing save.dat file or creates a new one.postcd wrote: ↑18 Sep 2017, 10:10in Porteus Settings Centre / Porteus Changes, there are options:
- Porteus Save Changes
- Porteus Save Session
from its description is not clear to me what is the difference. It would be helpfull to tell the example use in description or rephrase it so noob knows the difference.
Definitely. And this has been suggested before. Maybe in the next release.Also when the savefile.dat is created one is invited to edit porteus.cfg
There it would be helpful to tell which line to edit. Example:
Edit line "APPEND" in porteus.cfg file to look like example:
APPEND initrd=initrd.xz changes=/porteus/savefile.dat
And it should be noted that the change should also be made to the refind.conf file if it is going to be used.
Agreed.Or even better would be some interface where one can configure boot options like savefile and it will then execute script that will update proteus.cfg
BTW Have you looked at the Porteus 3.2's version?
Ed
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Porteus Save Changes vs Porteus Save Session
I´ve played around a bit with Save Session in 3.2.2, guess its the same in 4.0:
Save session creates a module that contains a snapshot of the changes you made till then. Changes created after that snapshot are not stored anymore.
You should think of "save session" more like working like a module which applies your specific configuration. Even when you discard your changes, the basic settings could be applied by a saved session.
How could "save session" be used:
- start with a fresh porteus
- setup your environment (keyboard layout, language settings, desktop background and the like)
- save session
- start using porteus
In contradiction "Save Changes" continouosly saves the changes of the filesystem to the file/folder.
Thats what i understand of the "save session" feature.
kind regards
apollo
Save session creates a module that contains a snapshot of the changes you made till then. Changes created after that snapshot are not stored anymore.
You should think of "save session" more like working like a module which applies your specific configuration. Even when you discard your changes, the basic settings could be applied by a saved session.
How could "save session" be used:
- start with a fresh porteus
- setup your environment (keyboard layout, language settings, desktop background and the like)
- save session
- start using porteus
In contradiction "Save Changes" continouosly saves the changes of the filesystem to the file/folder.
Thats what i understand of the "save session" feature.
kind regards
apollo