On 5/5/23 20:27, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
I installed debian 11.6 and updated the needed packages to 11.7. I must
say that I hate upgrading because they change everything and I cannot
find the utilities I need to make this the way I want it. Does anyone
know which utility changes the window settings. Like the X in the upper
right hand corner. I want all three items including the - and the box.
Thank you guys for all your help.
I am glad that you were able to install Debian. You should now have a
working computer. I assume that you are now configuring the operating
system, desktop, applications, etc., and restoring your data.
Once you reach stability, it would be good to take an image of the OS
drive. If and when you suffer another disaster, restoring an image is
much faster and more reliable than installing, configuring, and
restoring from scratch. Clonezilla is the obvious choice:
https://clonezilla.org/
While drag-and-drop to a USB HDD is the KISS backup method, there is a
fundamental issue: what happens the next time you backup? If you
overwrite/delete the previous backup set, then you only have one backup
of each file. If you make another complete backup set, then you fill up
your backup media quickly. There are more efficient backup solutions
available. You should pick one and implement it:
https://wiki.debian.org/BackupAndRecovery
Burning data to optical media (archiving) with Brasero is still a good
idea. Over time, the media containing your images and backups (e.g. USB
HDD) will fill up and you will need to delete older images and backups
to make room for new images and backups. Archives are how you keep data
indefinitely.
Finally, get another USB HDD. Keep one connected to your computer, keep
one off-site, and rotate them periodically. When one fails, you will
still have images and backups.
David
