Msg: Re: Backup software

Hi Kari,

I made a CentOS Live-DVD, and confirmed the hash values for it, but it was strictly a NO Go: it would not boot up on my systems. Where it bogged down in the boot process, the errors were terse, vague, and very hard to read. I think that is the only one out of several distros I've tried that would not boot here.

One long term beef I have with all the Linux editions I've seen is that they insist on coming up with microscopic and unreadable text. That is regardless of whether it's a live disc or installed to the HDD. It's almost like they don't even care about making even the earliest stages of this at all accessible. A much more intelligent design would be if they defaulted to a res of 1024 x 768 -- or even 1280 x 1024 -- and then immediately asked you what resolution you would prefer, as the first order of business.

So, I guess it is back to continuing exploring Mageia -- for the moment.

Jordan

From: Kari Eveli
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2017 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: Backup software

Hello Jordan,

This sounds a good plan. I think you could use either of these
combinations, whichever is more convenient: a Net-enabled Linux host and
a Win7 virtual machine without direct net connection or a Win7 host with
a browser that would not connect to the Internet and a Linux VM handling
all outside connections.

CentOS has really long-term support, 10 years after release. And as it
is based on/ similar to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Best regards,

Kari Eveli
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> My intention was to keep relying on 7 until security patches end in
> 2020. After that, I'd prefer to keep using it -- either inside a VM, or
> on its own unplugged from the internet, if that's the only safe option.
> If there is to be a transition, and for the sake of security, I think
> I'd rather have some Linux become the Host, and have Win 7 as the Guest
> VM. So I would hope there are appropriate tools for doing that.
>
> The Linux distro recommended to me that I had begun trying out is Mageia
> 5.1.