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[Sheflug] openSuse md5sum help
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Hi Everyone,
I would appreciate some help.
Finally I have made the decision to upgrade from Suse 10.2 to Suse 11.1.
So I have downloaded the iso image and md5 to my hard drive.
I have gone opened a console and gone to the directory and typed md5sum
and the filename.
This is the same as the md5 provided on the website.
I have then (I hope burned the iso image, instead of copied) to a DVD,
the DVD is now called SU1110.01.
How do I check the md5sum for the DVD?
I would also be grateful for some backup and partitioning advice.
I normally backup my home drive using:
tar cvf /windows/D/tar /home/name
I have a big drive that has windows and linux on it, then I have a
smaller secondary drive which is shared by windows and linux.
This secondary drive is where I backup my /home to and then I burn it to
a DVD. So I have a backup on my secondary drive and a DVD, however in
the past few months I have hit the problem that the backup is larger
than 4gb.
I found this written down:
tar cvf /windows/D/shared/-home.tar /home/name
file limit exceeded
split -b 3500m /home/-home.tar.
Then to merge:
cat xa > my-home.dir.tar.bzr
Not sure that I have ever used this.
So I need to beable to put my home directory on the secondary drive
whilst I do a fresh install of Suse 11.1.
I was going to do some housekeeping and clear out the stuff I don't need
and then maybe copy my documents and pictures, burn them to DVD.
I just need to know how to copy them so I keep the original dates?
It seems such a long time since I did this I appear to have forgotten
everything.
Pointers gratefully received.
Regards
Janet
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