On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Adam Williamson <adamwill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2016-12-22 at 10:31 -0500, Matthew Miller wrote: >> Thanks everyone — this was a great idea, great implementation, and it >> is paying off. For example: >> >> If you’ve never tried running a Linux operating system, this is a >> great time to dip your toes in the water. Total novices might want to >> try Fedora 25 because of the ease of writing the image to a USB stick. >> >> — http://www.pcworld.com/article/3150765/linux/4-easy-linux-projects-for-newbies-and-intermediate-users.html > > Yep, I've noticed almost every article about F25 being positive about > FMW too. Great work by everyone involved! It is a testimony to simplicity. I am wondering if there's a bit of a gotcha lurking however. The wonky partition structure used by images once applied to a USB stick can make them behave very strangely, and in a way a reformat or even repartitioning won't fix. FMW has an option to wipe all of the signatures that cause this and restore normal function, but it's not a feature advertised at media creation time. You'd only know about the feature upon inserting an already imaged stick. -- Chris Murphy _______________________________________________ desktop mailing list -- desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to desktop-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
