Hi Nikolous, On Thursday 08 November 2018 20:05:24 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 8. November 2018 schrieb Baron: > > Hello Michael, > > > > >With all things Nix, there's probably 20 different ways to do > > > what you want. > > > > > >First though, how do you want to access one machine form the > > > other? Just files? Command prompt? Full screen access? > > > > > >SSH will do files and command prompts, these should give you > > >the .basics and you should be able to search for the rest from > > >there: > > > > > >https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-linux-file-manag > > >er-to-connect-to-an-sftp-server/ > > > https://www.binarytides.com/ssh-dolphin-konqueror-kde/ > > > > > >For full screen access search on "How to Remote Control Linux > > > From linux" > > > > > >The first comment on security in this is is pretty useful if > > > you're going that route: > > >https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2017/11/how-set-easy- > > >remote-desktop-access-linux > > > > > >Best, > > >Michael > > > > Thank you for you reply ! > > First it seems that google isn't talking to me again. > > I had no Idea that you had replied to me until I went and looked > > on the web. > > > > Initially just files ! > > You may recall a little while ago I asked whether anyone knew if > > HP Elite 8300 machines were OK for Linux. Well they are, I've > > just bought one. i7 8 core 3.4 GHz cpu, 10 GB ram, 500 Gb HDD, > > DVD rom, GB Ethernet card. On board graphics and sound. > > Amazingly Q4OS simply installed and works with no issues at all. > > Yes I had to format the HDD to get rid of Win10, but I didn't > > want windows anyway. > > > > My old machine has four HDD, and nearly 2 Tb of data on them. So > > I thought rather than start buying cases for the HDD, I would > > just get the two machines to talk to each other, transfer any > > settings and carry on from there. > > > > But I have no real Idea how to go about it, hence the question. > > > > I'll go through the links that you have so kindly provided and > > see how I get on. > > > > Thanks again. > > What about opening the machine and plugging in the drives one by > one temporarily? I've done that many times in the past ! I actually have a IDE/SATA to USB adaptor that I've used to extract data from disc drives. I'm not into paying money for a attached storage unit either. Thanks for the suggestion anyway :-) -- Best Regards: Baron --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting