Thanks for all the help/advice folks; nice! :) Have finally got a (desktop) system I'm happy with and will (hopefully!) have fully configured it by tomorrow eve. I will attempt then to back it up, and return to the list (no doubt!) if I get stuck!
Great to know the 'user support' isn't fiction! <g> Best, PP --- Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 23/04/07, Mark Harrison > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > 2: "sudo cp -r * ~mark/backup" > > > > - this copies (including subdirectories because of > the "-r" option) all the > > files into the "backup" subdirectory of my home > directory "~mark" - you'll > > need to replace mark with your own username > > > > - running it as sudo copies files that only > administrator has access to > > Just to clarify, Mark means "...copies all files, > including those that > only administrator..." > > > > > > 3: I then use an ftp client (like Filezilla) to > copy the files out of > > /home/mark/backup (which is what ~mark means) onto > another box, such as my > > Windows laptop. > > Again, to clarify, ~mark means /home/mark, not > /home/mark/backup. > > > > > > - Filezilla is a nice drag and drop interface, > which will allow you to copy > > off entire directory structures. > > > > - In order to get this to work, you may find you > need to install an ftp > > server on Ubuntu. The following will work, and > also give a good introduction > > to how you install packages from the command line > :-) If you have a GUI on > > your Ubuntu box, then you can run Synaptic and let > it sort everything out > > for you, but I don't, so I can't :-) > > > > 3i: Enable "extra repositories" by uncommenting > various lines in /etc/etc > > (you will need to run "sudo nano /etc/apt" to do > this, then remove the # > > symbols from the things that look like URLs - at > this point, I tend to put a > > # symbol in in front of the CD, so that I am > naturally installing from the > > Internet rather than the CD which is often > elsewhere.) > > > > There's a GUI to enable the extra repositories, at > System > > Administration > Software Properties (or Software > Sources, or > something like that - it should be just above > "Synaptic Package > Manager" on the menu). This is easier than editing > the file. Also Mark > mistyped the filename - it should be > /etc/apt/sources.list. > > Just to clarify my syntax above, System > > Administration etc. means > "Click the word 'System' near the top of the screen, > then click the > 'Administration' word on the menu that appears, > then...". > > > 3ii: Run "sudo aptitude update" which will update > the package manager with > > the appropriate information about where to get the > new server files from. > > > > 3iii: I tend to run the ftp server from the > so-called "INETD" superserver, > > so I need to install that first with "sudo > aptitude install netkit-inetd" > > > > 3iv: Then I can run "sudo aptitude install > proftpd" and install the FTP > > server. > > > > HTH > > Hwyl, > Neil. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
