On Sun, 14 May 2017 04:57:07 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> On 05/14/2017 02:40 AM, Joe wrote: > > On Sat, 13 May 2017 20:54:04 -0400 > > RavenLX <rave...@sitesplace.net> wrote: > > > >> On 05/13/2017 12:40 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>> I have a partition whose label is "common". > >> > >> I could almost smack myself in the head. I had done that when I > >> used to dual-boot Windows / Linux (now you can see why I'm not a > >> fan of dual-boot, I guess! LOL!). I also used to dual boot SolydX > >> and SolydK distributions. > >> > >> In my VMs, I do use the guest additions and have a shared directory > >> (necessity for what I need to do as well). > >> > >> But that was one way I had shared data. > >> > >> However, I still balk at dual-booting (like you balk at VMs :) ) > >> > > > > Another option I've used for some years: a pocket-sized USB hard > > drive with an i386 all-modules installation, which boots on > > practically anything that isn't an ARM. > > > > Can you clarify what you mean by the phrase "i386 all-modules > installation"? TIA > > Question during installation: 'Do you want all driver modules or just the ones that apply to this hardware' or something similar. On every other occasion I go for 'just the ones needed'. -- Joe
