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fehlauer

Member

Registered: 2020-09-12

Posts: 1

How can I save my desktop?

I want my desktop no to not completely reset every time I reboot, I'm a total noob sorry

mistfire

Member

Registered: 2018-08-17

Posts: 168

Re: How can I save my desktop?

Slitaz was designed to be full install. If you want a full persistence without full install, Try TazPuppy a Slitaz-Puppy hybrid.

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=139

When you shutdown for the first time, it ask where to save your personal data. Just follow the instructions very we'll

Ceel

Administrator

Registered: 2011-04-02

Posts: 1,424

Re: How can I save my desktop?

@ fehlauer,

I guess you are using a LiveUSB, aren't you?

In this case you must active the persistence on your USB stick but this one must be formated EXT2 or EXT3.

If not (probably the case if you created your Live from a third party tool), you can easily create a new one:

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boot your SliTaz Live

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download the latest Rolling core

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open the file manager and change its preferences: click on Edit > Preferences > Volume Management and unhook Mount removable media automatically when they are inserted, click on the [Close] button

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insert a USB stick

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change to the directory where you saved the ISO and press [F4] to open a terminal, become root:

- type [c]su[/c] and press [Enter], you'll be prompt to enter a password

-type [c]root[/c] and press [Enter]

note that no one character will be display during you'll be entering the passord

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type [c]tazusb format[/c]

TazUSB will ask you for the device to format:

[c]Format a device

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Please specify the target USB device to format. You can type 'list' to get a

list of devices, type 'exit' or give an empty value to exit.

Device to use:[/c]

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type [c]list[/c] to identify your stick, it should return something like this

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/dev/sdb1    15,1,12     482,15,32         8064    3917471    3909408 1908M  6 FAT16
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Device to use:

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enter the device to use, according your stick is /dev/sdb1 as in the example above type [c]/dev/sdb1[/c]

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[c]Please specify a filesystem type ext2, ext3, ext4 or fat32 (ext3):[/c]

press [Enter] to format the stick ext3, or you can use ext2 as you want, this won't make any differences

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When the formating is completed, type [c]tazusb gen-iso2usb slitaz-rolling-core.iso /dev/sdb1[/c]

The new LiveUSB should have persistence.

ref: http://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:liveusb#from-slitaz-linux

you can also read the TazUSB Manual fore more information.