On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 02:08:03PM +0200, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > It is actually a pocket drive, in other words, it came in a case and doesn't > require external power like many other drives do. > > I have no idea who made the thing, but it works, and that's really all I > give a crap about anyway. > > Warm regards, > > Brandt Steenkamp > > Sent from the Slint console using Alpine > > On Sun, 27 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:26:43 -0500 > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: Testing Linux distros > > > > What you ought to do if you haven't done it already is buy an external > > drive case for that kind of drive and put the drive in that case. > > You can use the drive from inside the case connected to your computer and > > the drive will have more protection that way. > > > > > > On Sun, 27 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > > > I have a 1 tb external USB3 drive which I will use then. Unfortunately it's > > > not an SSD, but what can you do? > > > > > > > > > Warm regards, > > > > > > Brandt Steenkamp > > > > > > Sent using Thunderbird from the Slint machine > > > > > > On 2022/02/26 23:51, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > > A guess, you're not using an extractable ssd on that machine. If correct, > > > > can the machine boot off an external drive in a USB port? If not, you're > > > > left with kemu and the like. If yes, and you can get a external ssd drive > > > > with usb connection put the testing system on that drive and replace it > > > > there as needed. That keeps your main drive separate and you can use that > > > > for normal work. External drive holders for the older type of drives like > > > > ide and sasi and scsi are also on the market though you'd need to get an > > > > extra drive or two for the holder. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 26 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am tired of having to reinstall my distro of choice every time I get fed > > > > > up > > > > > of testing one distro or another. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How would you go about testing if, like me, you only have the one Linux > > > > > capable machine? Yes, I know you can technically run some distros on the M1 > > > > > MacBook, but, just, no thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I really, for one, don't like the VMware thing, and virtualbox is a pain. > > > > > >te to the party, but may I suggest on Linux at leastt, Qemu for testing >distros? It's easy to set up and quickemu covers a good chunk of popular distros and makes it easy to set up a VM and go without fighting with a horrifically bad UI> > > > > > > > > I'm thinking qemu with virtManager, but would like some input. This is how > > > > > I > > > > > run, only when really necessary, mind you, my production Windows. > > > > > Unfortunately I need it to do my work, so cannot kill the thing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list