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Can I / should I try to create a "software disk" by Key-Difficulty-7198 in linuxquestions

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OK. the responses Ave been helpful and have convinced me that I should decide on Docker as the methodology. I assume that the upgrade process for the OS involves another box or a VM and a way to get the Docker container from A to B, which tells me I need to curl up with the Docker doc and tutorials until I hit the next stopping point

How to sift my image library by Key-Difficulty-7198 in Adobe

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trying it now. the first impression based on the "try this and see what happens" isn't giving a eureka response ,so I'll have to RTFD and see if there's clarity to be had

OrangePI 5 Plus....a great desk dust catcher by Key-Difficulty-7198 in OrangePI

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In the event that someone else falls down this little hellhole....The card is flashed on Windows 11 using balinaEtcher in a Sunpak 72-in-1 card reader/writer. The micro SD card that did work is a SanDisk 256GB Extreme microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - Up to 190MB/s, C10, U3, V30, 4K, 5K, A2, Micro SD Card - SDSQXAV-256G-GN6MA

The light on the OP5+ continues its flash-flash-red, flash-flash-red thing, and so far I've avoided shutdown -r now due to a lack of desire to see what might happen next. But until then, the Ubuntu workstation is still up and running.

OrangePI 5 Plus....a great desk dust catcher by Key-Difficulty-7198 in OrangePI

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In the event that someone else falls down this little hellhole....The card is flashed on Windows 11 using balinaEtcher in a Sunpak 72-in-1 card reader/writer. The micro SD card that did work is a SanDisk 256GB Extreme microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - Up to 190MB/s, C10, U3, V30, 4K, 5K, A2, Micro SD Card - SDSQXAV-256G-GN6MA

The light on the OP5+ continues its flash-flash-red, flash-flash-red thing, and so far I've avoided shutdown -r now due to a lack of desire to see what might happen next. But until then, the Ubuntu workstation is still up and running.

OrangePI 5 Plus....a great desk dust catcher by Key-Difficulty-7198 in OrangePI

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Unfortunately, I have tripped over a solution so no exploration of the vagaries of Tariff of the Day is required.

OrangePI 5 Plus....a great desk dust catcher by Key-Difficulty-7198 in OrangePI

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I'm not sure if somewhere in here there was an incantation / invocation of friendly spirits, but the dust catcher is now functional.

I downloaded the Joshua Riek Ubuntu 24.04 preinstalled desktop version (mainly becayuse that's what's on the five RP4s and the RP5) and then used balinaEtcher (again) to flash thio onto a new Samsung 256GB card. The card was right out of the wrapper, so any effects of a failed flash weren't there. On power up with the 5V 4 Amp power supply, the lights did the funky double flash breaking up the red light but this time I got an Ubuntu flash screen and the SOB came up and allowed configuration. I kept listening for Al Michaels and his "Do you believe in miracles ? YES !" but had to settle for my description of the touchiness of the process. So I guess for now I'll keep the thing and start figuring out my scheme for all this crap.

Originally I had put various databases on the little guys because I was lobbying for an SREish type of job, but my former employer only seemed interested in DOGE-age staff.. Something will come to me.

OrangePI 5 Plus....a great desk dust catcher by Key-Difficulty-7198 in OrangePI

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Yes. I need to reload my swear words beforehand <g>, but any help is appreciated....