[aur-general] 2 recommendations needed for installing Arch Linux
Hi :) I'm new to the list. Sorry that my mail is formatted in HTML. When I tied to restore the distro I used before from a backup for the billionth time, I made a mistake and accidentally deleted originals and backups from ext4 partitions. Currently I'm even unable to boot any from my other Linux installs, so I'm using a Parted Magic live CD, resp. the web mailing thingy from my provider. I'll switch to Arch Linux because for my needs, audio productions, it could be easier to keep it stable than it is for other distros. I've got two questions. 1. What is a safe FS, that can be recovered? Ext4 seemingly isn't such a FS. The FS also should be usable for audio productions. Security regarding to multiple user usage, web access, server usage etc. are unimportant for a DAW. 2. For my main Linux I always prefer to use 64-bit architecture, but 32-bit architecture compatibility is needed. Is there something I should take care about when installing Arch Linux? Cheers! Ralf
Am 06.12.2011 12:28, schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
Hi :)
I'm new to the list.
Wrong list. You want arch-general.
Sorry that my mail is formatted in HTML.
You're lucky you didn't get filtered. Apparently, we only strip the HTML from the message instead of blocking it completely.
I'll switch to Arch Linux because for my needs, audio productions, it could be easier to keep it stable than it is for other distros.
There was a blog post from some audio guy: http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/arch-tale Interesting read, he is very positive about Arch.
I've got two questions.
1. What is a safe FS, that can be recovered? Ext4 seemingly isn't such a FS.
They barely exist. Maybe try btrfs, but btrfs is still considered unstable by its developers. You should rather do proper backups that you don't accidently delete.
The FS also should be usable for audio productions.
What special properties does a file system need for audio production?
Security regarding to multiple user usage, web access, server usage etc. are unimportant for a DAW.
You won't find a filesystem that doesn't have the basic access control features.
2. For my main Linux I always prefer to use 64-bit architecture, but 32-bit architecture compatibility is needed. Is there something I should take care about when installing Arch Linux?
You can get 32 bit compatibility, but you need to install the required libraries from the multilib repository. This repository is disabled by default. For a list of available binary packages, see here: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?arch=x86_64&repo=Multilib&limit=all
-----Original Message----- From: aur-general-bounces@archlinux.org on behalf of Thomas Bächler Sent: Tue 12/6/2011 12:54 To: aur-general@archlinux.org Subject: Re: [aur-general] 2 recommendations needed for installing Arch Linux Am 06.12.2011 12:28, schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
Hi :)
I'm new to the list.
Wrong list. You want arch-general. --- Oops, off cause. Another accident :S. ---
1. What is a safe FS, that can be recovered? Ext4 seemingly isn't such a FS.
They barely exist. Maybe try btrfs, but btrfs is still considered unstable by its developers. You should rather do proper backups that you don't accidently delete. --- In around 20 years this happened for the first time. Since around 9 years I'm using Linux, before that C64 and Atari ST + Intel hardware emu running DR Dos. For the C64 I tested such issues and was able to get all files back by using a disk monitor. For the ext4 I directly remounted to read only. I also did tests with dirs, subdirs and files, run rm, remounted to read only and no tool I tested was able to recover more than the parent dirs, even not for a test under optimal conditions. At least the FS from the C64 was such a safe FS :D. Ok, hard disks are more complicated managed, than small floppy disks, anyway, I directly remounted to read only, the data can't be lost, it just seems to be hard to recover from ext4. Reading the Internet ext3 should be better. Anyway, sorry for the OT. I'll immediately will unsubscribe and subscribe to the correct list. So any reply by this list needs to be sent off-list to me ;). Cheers! Ralf
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