XPost: aus.computers   
   From: vallor@vallor.earth   
      
   At Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:10:41 -0500, Paul  wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 12/18/2025 6:47 AM, keithr0 wrote:   
   > > On 18/12/2025 9:19 am, Felix wrote:   
   > >> Mike Scott wrote:   
   > >>> On 17/12/2025 14:08, Gary R. Schmidt wrote:   
   > >>>> Really, just do "rsync -a /source/path /destination/path", maybe   
   > >>>> throw in a "-v" to see what's happening.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> But understand the crucial difference between:   
   > >>> "rsync -a /source/path /destination/path"   
   > >>> "rsync -a /source/path/ /destination/path"   
   > >>>   
   > >>> (I think you may mean the latter in your example)   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>> "man rsync", and follow the examples.   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>   
   > >> I don't want to use the terminal. someone could tell me the wrong   
   > >> thing and I could screw up my system   
   > >>   
   > > You're in Linux baby, console is where it's at.   
   >   
   > The crying begins, when you break down on the side   
   > of the road, the GUI isn't working, and you can't   
   > get to a Terminal :-)   
      
   I've had Linux Mint fail to make it to graphical mode, and   
   it popped up a menu about starting in a fail-safe mode.  I'm   
   not sure if that's part of systemd or the display manager though;   
   I'm using LightDM if it matters.  In any event, ctrl-alt-f2   
   gave me a console login (as expected).   
      
   (New folks:  If you try ctrl-alt-f2, you use alt-f7 or alt-f1   
   to get back to graphics...depends on which virtual console   
   the display server is running on.)   
      
   >   
   > Felix had better practice his Houdini Impersonation,   
   > in preparation for that day.   
   >   
   > You might have to bring the system up in single-user mode,   
   > and dig up the systemd command to do that.   
      
   Linux Mint gives helpful menu options to boot kernels   
   in "recovery" mode, which is essentially single-user with a menu.   
      
   > Maybe you have to chroot in, and give the victim oxygen.   
      
   That's when he might want to find some expert help -- just   
   like a "normal" Windows user will occasionally need Geek Squad   
   help, or a savvy family member.   
      
   (I've written before how it's a shame there aren't more   
   Linux experts around, but this new Linux Cafe thing sounds   
   promising, as well as a local LUG or community college   
   computer club.)   
      
   > Felix being thwarted by a little copy aggravation,   
   > that's pretty low on the aggravation totem pole.   
   >   
   > Have I been defeated by an OS ? Ohhh Yesss.   
      
   Which one?  For me, it was Solaris on a 486 after a   
   motherboard swap -- same exact motherboard, except for   
   a tiny difference in the chipset part number.  Wouldn't   
   boot, had to get expert help.   
      
   >   
   >    Paul   
      
   BTW, thank you to Gordon for posting about grsync, that's   
   good to know about.   
      
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