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Can I take a 32gb thumb drive and put 3 partitions.
1. 1st boot partition 50mb format fat32
2. 2nd Mate partition 16gb format ext4
3. 3rd LXDE partition 16gb format ext4
I don't want the 2nd partition to use any files from 3rd partition and I don't want 3rd partition to use any file from 2nd partition.
How can I setup the 1st partition. Can that be done or not?
1. 1st boot partition 50mb format fat32
2. 2nd Mate partition 16gb format ext4
3. 3rd LXDE partition 16gb format ext4
I don't want the 2nd partition to use any files from 3rd partition and I don't want 3rd partition to use any file from 2nd partition.
How can I setup the 1st partition. Can that be done or not?
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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Sure you can, you can use gparted. I assume the first partition is EFI? Just use cfgfile= cheatcode (or sgnfile= if using older than porteus v4.0) in your bootloader to boot from either 2nd or 3rd partition. Then rename the cfg and sgn files accordingly on your 2nd and 3rd partitions.
BTW: 50mb + 16gb + 16gb > 32gb
BTW: 50mb + 16gb + 16gb > 32gb
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You will have to rename cfg and sgn each time when you want to change it to the other one?
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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No need. Just create 2 entries in your bootloader.
BTW you can also use from= cheatcode.
Eg: rename porteus dir to jack1 in 2nd partition and to jack2 in 3rd partition. Then use from= jack1 to boot 2nd partition and from= jack2 to boot 3rd partition.
Points to note:
You copy entire porteus dir of your mate to 2nd partition and porteus dir should be at the top level in that partition. Likewise for lxde.
The 000-kernel.xzm on both these partitions should match the vmlinuz that you would have in the boot partition.
Hope neither mate nor lxde is a nemesis build. If yes then all bets are off. I dont know nemesis specific cheatcodes.
BTW you can also use from= cheatcode.
Eg: rename porteus dir to jack1 in 2nd partition and to jack2 in 3rd partition. Then use from= jack1 to boot 2nd partition and from= jack2 to boot 3rd partition.
Points to note:
You copy entire porteus dir of your mate to 2nd partition and porteus dir should be at the top level in that partition. Likewise for lxde.
The 000-kernel.xzm on both these partitions should match the vmlinuz that you would have in the boot partition.
Hope neither mate nor lxde is a nemesis build. If yes then all bets are off. I dont know nemesis specific cheatcodes.
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@Jssouza, or Anyone
Everything here Porteus 4.0rc4 and my Mate and LXDE build.
The first partition is EFI the second partition porteus directory rename jack1 and the third partition porteus directory rename jack2 now about this I don't understand. I have never cheatcode.
Everything here Porteus 4.0rc4 and my Mate and LXDE build.
The first partition is EFI the second partition porteus directory rename jack1 and the third partition porteus directory rename jack2 now about this I don't understand. I have never cheatcode.
I want to use this a demo USB to show people what Linux is all about.Just use cfgfile= cheatcode (or sgnfile= if using older than porteus v4.0) in your bootloader to boot from either 2nd or 3rd partition. Then rename the cfg and sgn files accordingly on your 2nd and 3rd partitions.
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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The first partition will have EFI and boot from the Porteus ISO. The second and third partition will have porteus but they will be rename jack1 and jack2. That the way I want it setup but if it won't work that way I will forger it and use 2 USB.
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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I want to use this a demo USB to show people what Linux is all about. That way I won't need two USB and they can do the same.
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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Yes, you have said what you want to use it for before. Which is cool.
So step 1 is buy a USB drive. What is step 2?
So step 1 is buy a USB drive. What is step 2?
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I all ready have a 32gb USB3 thumb drive and I all ready made the 3 partition and copy the files to it.
All I need to do is make USB3 bootable.
All I need to do is make USB3 bootable.
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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An approach that might work would be, on a single FAT32 partition flash drive, would be to install Porteus. A Porteus install would made the drive bootable. Then partition the drive the way you want.
Now the LXDE and MATE you want to boot I suspect are DEs based on the same Porteus base so technically the only difference between the two systems would be the 003 file and the /modules folder, right?
Now the LXDE and MATE you want to boot I suspect are DEs based on the same Porteus base so technically the only difference between the two systems would be the 003 file and the /modules folder, right?
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The only difference is 003 module. Everything else is the same even the modules folder.
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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Jack, you could then also put both mate and lxde in base and use noload=lxde load=mate cheatcodes to boot to mate and noload=mate load=lxde to boot to lxde.