On Wed, 5 Nov 2014 11:49:57 +0000
Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > When I install, I set up partitions with labels. This avoids UUIDs and
> > > uses labels instead.
> > Many thanks; for setting the partitions with labels, is that an option in
> > the install ? (Remember, I am new to Debian ;-3)
> Yes. You need to go for manual partitioning. But that is worth doing
> anyway.
Yes, given that I have for a long time used separate partitions for /boot,
/var, and /home.
> Then one of the options is setting a label.
> I don't know for sure that you cannot set a label via automatic partitioning.
>
> I just don't know that you can.
OK thanks for the advice, I'll follow that route.
Tariq Doukkali <tariq.doukk...@autoform.de> wrote:
> if you have already installed Debian with Gnome.
> Applications -> Accessories -> Disk Utility
> You can set the partitions labels.
Thanks, but having dropped Mageia so I could get rid of the KDE bloat, I'm not
inclined to get into the Gnome bloat; and even more so when I read that Gnome
will make systemd a dependency...
Cheers,
Ron.
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