Using Linux Swap Partition and Saving /home Data

[Kenji Miyamoto]

I have two questions:

1. How do I set up a normal Linux swap with the Knoppix CD after partitioning?
2. Is there a way to save only data from /home on a hard drive?

[ockham23]

How do I set up a normal Linux swap with the Knoppix CD after partitioning?

Boot from Knoppix CD, open shell window and type

sudo qtparted

to launch qtparted. Left click on a drive to display partition information, right click on a partition to format it. Select "linux-swap" as partition type. Click on "commit" to create the swap partition.

Note: qtparted may not work properly if the hard drive is already mounted. Use cheat code "noswap" to disable an existing swap partition and/or a DOS swap file created during a prior session.

Is there a way to save only data from /home on a hard drive?

If you run Knoppix from CD, you can create a persistent home directory (Knoppix -> configuration -> persistent home). However, you cannot create a persistent home on an NTFS partition because writing data to an NTFS partition is currently not supported by Linux.

[ockham23]

How do I set up a normal Linux swap with the Knoppix CD after partitioning?

Boot from Knoppix CD, open shell window and type

sudo qtparted

to launch qtparted. Left click on a drive to display partition information, right click on a partition to format it. Select "linux-swap" as partition type. Click on "commit" to create the swap partition.

Note: qtparted may not work properly if the hard drive is already mounted. Use cheat code "noswap" to disable an existing swap partition and/or a DOS swap file created during a prior session.

Is there a way to save only data from /home on a hard drive?

If you run Knoppix from CD, you can create a persistent home directory (Knoppix -> configuration -> persistent home). However, you cannot create a persistent home on an NTFS partition because writing data to an NTFS partition is currently not supported by Linux.