Should work just fine. If your desktop performance suffers during the file
copy, take a look at the bwlimit of rsync. That will allow you tweak how hard
rsync hits your disk. Also take a look at the different Linux disk scheduling
algorithms available. I mention all this disk related stuff because disk I/O
will probably be your bottleneck.
On October 19, 2019 7:40:59 AM CDT, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
>Due to low data cap and doing very customized installs I've generally
>purchased DVD sets {now available on a single flash drive}. The one I
>purchased has ISO's of both install and live versions on a single
>partition.
>
>I wish to copy only the install DVDs to a single partition of:
> 1. the laptop's internal drive.
> 2. another USB connected device.
>
>In the past dd has been convenient and appropriate.
>This time I want only some of the files in the source directory.
>I could use Caja or rsync if my only criteria was minimal keystrokes.
>
>Thinking about this has prompted questions.
>1. Using Caja or rsync -- are there options to minimize transfer time.
>2. Can I do casual web browsing and email reading at the same time.
>3. Can I take advantage of my processor having 2 or more cores.
>
>I suspect I'm asking if Debian does multi-tasking &/or multi-threading.
>That question implies I what should I be reading.
>TIA
