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Fix usage instructions, because they aren't clear

Zoldveg
2024-07-25
2024-07-28
  • Zoldveg

    Zoldveg - 2024-07-25

    Hi

    I'm a first time Clonezilla user, and I just launched the Live CD.
    I'm on the menu where I have to select the partition for the clonezilla image repository, see the attached image.

    On the screen the text instructs to select a partition for /home/partimag, but doesn't state what will it be used for?

    I have a technical background, yet not even for me it is clear what /home/partimag is supposed to mean?
    Is it some temporary directory and I have to select the small pendrive I booted from?
    Is it the destination for saving the image? If it is that, then why would it create some random /home/partimag folder to put the images there instead of me selecting where to save?
    Will it format the partition I select, since it is currently an NTFS partition?
    Or is it for something else?

    I looked up the official documentation.
    Well, even the official documentation doesn't explain explicitly what is it for?!?!

    So I'm asking you guys extend both the on-screen instructions and the documention.

    Let me know if you have any questions.
    Thanks.

     

    Last edit: Zoldveg 2024-07-25
    • Steven Shiau

      Steven Shiau - 2024-07-28

      Thanks for your feedback.
      Actually if you read it carefully, it says: "so that we can read or save the image in /home/partimag/" in the 1st line.
      That's the reason why we need to mount /home/partimag/.

      Steven

       
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  • Zoldveg

    Zoldveg - 2024-07-25

    Some more feedback about Live CD:

    When selecting the clonezilla operating mode, you should be more explicit:
    remote-source and remote-dest: the description should not repeat the name. instead it should say if it will copy image FROM this computer or TO this computer.

     
    • Steven Shiau

      Steven Shiau - 2024-07-28

      Thanks.
      The dialog in GNU/Linux command line/text mode has space limitation. Hence we can not put too long sentence. We will try to explain more in the future if we find some better description.

      Steven

       
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