How to switch (at boot) the desired one desktop?

[prougen]

Start from hard disk,
There are all available modules "Desktop"
((( cinnamon, lxde, lxqt, openbox, kde ...

How to switch (at boot) the desired one ?

[Ed_P]

Basically change the .xzm endings of the 003 Desktop modules you don't want to boot to .xyzm before booting.

[Vic]

Hi prougen

All you need to do is follow the directions in the cheatcodes.txt file located at /boot/docs/

Please read the entire file because there is alot of cool stuff you can do.

Vic

[Ed_P]

I believe your referring to the noload= cheatcode option Vic. So yes, changing the /boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg file before each boot would work also for prougen. So would creating multiple MENUs.

[prougen]

Thank you very much everyone!
For prompt responses...
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Straightforward solution to the problem
Without hassle??!

Stupidly straightforward

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Unpack any Porteus image to any disk partition.
For example /dev/sda8 ...
(which is mounted on /mnt/sda8)

Copy to /mnt/sda8/porteus
Any files from http://porteus.org/porteus-mirrors.html
/* For example
/* https://linux.rz.rub.de/porteus/x86_64/ ... 1/modules/
With index "003-***.xzm" - optional (cinnamon, gnome, kde5, lxde, lxqt, mate, openbox, xfce)

When starting Porteus from any media (CD, USB)

specify cheat codes:

from=/dev/sda8 changes=/mnt/sda8
...
A window with the option to select is loaded

[prougen]

Or wiser (better) (more rational
Make a universal liveCD

[Vic]

Yes Ed_P !

The "noload=" cheatcode is exactly what I meant.

" creating multiple MENUs."
Place all the DE modules in "base" and make a different menu entry for each DE.
Just remove the DE from the line "noload=" that you want to boot.

Code: Select all

LABEL KDE
MENU LABEL KDE
KERNEL 
INITRD 
APPEND noload=003-XFCE.xzm;003-LMDE.xzm;003-LXQT.xzm;003-CINNAMON.xzm;
TEXT HELP
    Load KDE
    
LABEL XFCE
MENU LABEL XFCE
KERNEL 
INITRD 
APPEND noload=003-kde5.xzm;003-LMDE.xzm;003-LXQT.xzm;003-CINNAMON.xzm;
TEXT HELP
    Load XFCE

Have fun prougen

Vic

[Ed_P]

That would work Vic.

I think another approach would too; put all the 003- modules in a separate folder and use the extramod= cheatcode.

/porteus/demods/003-XFCE.xzm 003-LMDE.xzm, etc and

APPEND extramod=/porteus/demods/003-XFCE.xzm etc for each DE.

The extramod= cheatcode works but may not with a base module like the 003s. I seem to remember doing it but don't recall the results.

[Vic]

Hi Ed_P

I wondered about the DE.xzm being loaded out of order with "extramod", which is why I picked "noload".

Hey prougen, wassup? Any updates?

Vic

[prougen]

In general and in general
What's good about Porteus...

It doesn't load extra garbage, doesn't eat up the hard drive... and memory too.

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The optimal solution (in my opinion) is to make a universal liveCD and everyone will be happy.
P.S.
And I need to think about it when the time comes.

[Vic]

Hey prougen

"make a universal liveCD and everyone will be happy"

That should include all the programs everyone could ever want too. That would be enough to fill a DVD 4.7 GiB and more.

Isomaster is the program for you. Available in the package manager if not already in the ISO.

I like to pick the components I want and keep the whole thing as small as possible.

Have fun

Vic

[Ed_P]

and keep the whole thing as small as possible.

That's basically what each Porteus ISO is. Also why each ISO is a different size.