Upload/Download user configuration?

Forum: DSL Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Upload/Download user configuration?
started by: jayjay

Posted by jayjay on Dec. 19 2003,07:04

I'd like to be able to save my user configuration files on a remote host (or maybe USB flash) so that anywhere I pop in the CD, I can download the config.

Is this do-able? I'm talking about things like the Fluxbox options, maybe my bookmarks, email server info. That would be really cool.

DSL is awesome - keep up the good work!

Posted by JasonT on Jan. 01 2004,10:25

I second this request. In reviewing the Knoppix site it looks like Knoppix has a script available to make a floppy persistant home. Would that translate over to DSL?

Posted by dscribner on Jan. 01 2004,17:26

Don't forget that you have the abililty to backup and restore files (to a USB flash drive for example) from the main menu option: File Restoration -> Backup | Restore.

By editing the filetool.lst file that resides in your home directory to include those configurations, files, directories, etc. that you want backed up (and then doing a backup), you can have DSL restore them at boot by giving it the option "knoppix restore".

So far, this has worked very well for me, but I could see using a symlink pointing to a home directory located elsewhere (like the Knoppix persistant home) would speed things up for some if a lot of files were involved.

I'm already very grateful that John has put together an excellent BBC desktop. I use a few various LiveCDs in my work, but DSL is the one I've chosen to keep on my person because it contains virtually every tool I need for a desktop (and it just got even better with 0.5.2!), melds with my USB flash key flawlessly (SanDisk Cruzer-Mini), and still have everything fit on a 50 MB CD. Thanks John!

Posted by chuck54 on Jan. 01 2004,20:18

5.2 now? you are really killing us 56k users! I can live with it though, the update is usually worth while. :laugh:

Posted by John on Jan. 01 2004,20:52

Thanks guys. I just want to make it clear that this project is < not a one man show >.

jayjay, you said:
>>save my user configuration files on a remote host

I've thought about this a lot of times and I think it will eventually end up in DSL. Something like:
grabhome=example.net/remotecompressed.tar.gz

Posted by dscribner on Jan. 02 2004,20:03

Quote (John @ Jan. 01 2004,13:52)

Thanks guys. I just want to make it clear that this project is < not a one man show >.

You're absolutely right, and as the maintainer of an open-source GNU project's FAQ (GnuPG), I certainly should have known better than to leave out thanks to Robert Shingledecker, Peter Sieg and all the many others that have helped bring DSL to the point it's at today. THANKS ALL!