[Hudlug] backing up my laptop

[Ben Fowler]

On 06/07/06, MICHAEL WEAVER <michaelweaver1 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Don't think I could make the WYLUG so may have to wait either until the
> next Birstall meeting or the next HudLUG meeting unless you can give me
> instructions as to how I could give directions to dad as to how to run
> the setup file for Orca.

I wiill have a go.

Ben.


> Ben Fowler wrote:
> > On 06/07/06, MICHAEL WEAVER <michaelweaver1 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> >> Thanks ben for the suggestion about the USB stick for backing up.
> >> What application would you suggest?
> >
> > rsync
> >
> >> I got a message from a man called Thomas Ward as regards Gnome Orca.
> >> Apparently if I had Gnopernicus running I could launch the setup file
> >> for Orca without Sighted Assistance.
> >
> > Do you mean that you want to do the Orca setup as soon as possible,
> > eyes-free?
> > Can you get to WYLUG on Monday?
> >
> > Otherwise I will have to think about it and send you some
> > instructions? Can your father help?
> >
> > I don't think that Gnopernicus and Orca together would actully cause a
> > crash, but it might be difficult for you to grasp what was going on,
> > and I would not advise it!
> >
> > Don't let me stop from undertaking any steps that you have thought
> > through, without Sighted Assistance just as soon as you are ready to
> > do it.
> >
> >> Ben Fowler wrote:
> >> > On 06/07/06, MICHAEL WEAVER <michaelweaver1 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> >> >> When I get Orca working on my laptop, what would you suggest for
> >> >> making  backups?
> >> >
> >> > USB Stick??
> >> >
> >> >> My desktop PC running Windows is getting really untidy with bits of
> >> >> removed programs stuck under Control pannel, the system doesn't
> >> >> always  start first time meaning speech stops after I login etc.
> >> >
> >> > Microsoft products do tend to suffer from bit-rot, RAM-worm or
> >> > registry-rust
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >    However, it's a losing battle. The problem is that Microsoft makes
> >> >    more money if its operating systems self-destruct. What you call
> >> >    "vulnerabilities"  billionaires call "maximizing shareholder
> >> >    value".
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >    If rich people sold good operating systems, poor people would not
> >> >    buy the  next upgrade.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >    Correct. I don't know anyone who could really say what was
> >> >    happening. I've heard in tech shops the recommended lifespan
> >> >    is 18 months of a Windows installation. I'd say that was about
> >> >     right,
> >> >    with minimal crashes during that time.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >    Microsoft built the gradual slowdown into Windows on purpose.
> >> >    When the machine slows, it convinces the average user that
> >> >    they need a new computer. They upgrade unknowingly, and pay
> >> >    the Micro$oft tax once more.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >    Most people running Windows don't seem to realize that a lot of
> >> >    the chaos on their systems, if not caused by malware, is caused
> >> >    by so-called "registry rot", "the gradual degradation of a PC as
> >> >    applications are   installed and then uninstalled, leaving behind
> >> >    traces that reduce system speed and stability"
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> When I get Linux speaking fully I would like to be able to keep it
> >> >> a bit more tidy.
> >> >> Don't know if Linux has this same problem where for example you might
> >> >> try an application, find it may not work for you and you try and
> >> >> uninstall it and it leaves bits behind.
> >> >
> >> > In general: "No", linux has no problem in this direction. I would go
> >> > one or more steps further and state that all distros take steps to
> >> > make uninstalling a package the mirror image of installing it, and in
> >> > fact Debian (on which your Ubuntu is based) is the best of breed in
> >> > this regard.