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by philotux
Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:23 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: Partitioning question // 128GB SSD
Replies: 28
Views: 2402

Re: Partioning question // 128GB SSD

I use to partition my disk for an installation in UEFI mode as follows:
EFI system partition (ESP) FAT32 100 MB
/ partition EXT4 25-30 GB
/home partition up to you
swap partition the size of RAM
by philotux
Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:32 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: Etcher will not open [solved]
Replies: 13
Views: 4682

Re: Etcher will not open

In the directory where you have stored the appimage open a terminal and run: ./balena* to see if that will launch it. Otherwise, if you get some messages in the terminal, post them here for the forum members to have a look at. Actually, I can not lauch it either. I get: $ ./balena* /tmp/.mount_3Cb3I...
by philotux
Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:54 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: Need help use AppImage
Replies: 18
Views: 3523

Re: Need help use AppImage

In the same folder where your appimage is stored, open a terminal and run:

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./some_name.AppImage
replacing some_name with the actual name to see if you can launch it that way.
by philotux
Sun Dec 08, 2019 2:20 pm
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files
Replies: 30
Views: 2846

Re: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files

Meanwhile, I remembered this: When you open a Terminal, you're at your home directory. That's why the OP encountered no errors , as if nothing happened, and also still couldn't access to that partition. (When no address specified, the command applied ownership to "user" "for everythi...
by philotux
Sun Dec 08, 2019 12:24 pm
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files
Replies: 30
Views: 2846

Re: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files

After issuing the "sudo chown -R ..." command the user has access privileges to ALL files and folders on their partition or drive. Isn't this only valid for Linux filesystem? I have been under the impression that NTFS has no ownership/permission bit to set. I thought permissions for NTFS ...
by philotux
Sun Dec 08, 2019 12:11 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: (solved) Partition labels
Replies: 10
Views: 2201

Re: Partition labels

You're welcome!
by philotux
Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:56 am
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files
Replies: 30
Views: 2846

Re: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files

Huckleberry wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:50 am You're welcome. For more: https://linux.die.net/man/1/chown
Thanks! I'll have a read.
Great site, bookmarked for future reference.
by philotux
Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:48 am
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files
Replies: 30
Views: 2846

Re: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files

Meanwhile I don't think it will let you and end with error : "ownership of "everything to your username" " Alright, good to know. Since OP seems to have run the command, I wondered what modifications of the ownership might have taken place in the system. Thanks for your time and...
by philotux
Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:38 am
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files
Replies: 30
Views: 2846

Re: [SOLVED] ext4 Data Partition - Unable to copy/create new files

Huckleberry wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:36 am Edited above, just the moment you posted :)
Me too!

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