03-28-2014, 05:08 PM
Yes, you do use the "windows_names" as shown in the fstab entry.
Making the change to en_GB.UTF-8 is correct also. However, (not in relation to fstab entries) I do remember another poster from a few weeks ago reporting some quirky behavior resulting from his selecting that over en_US during installation. I could not seem to duplicate his problem when doing some testing, so it may have just been specific to his machine for some reason. Just something to keep an eye on. Here is that post: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index...opic=127.0. Let us know if you experience any similar issues.
I'll tell you right now that you are already way ahead of most people starting out. I can tell from your replies that you have done good research ahead of time and already have a much, much better grasp on things than the average beginner! It does take some time before things really start to make sense, since some things are so different than what you may be used to; but at some point things will just click and you'll have an "Aha" moment. After that, things will get much easier. You're off to a great start -- you'll be just fine.
There is no "downside" to what you've done. You may change your mind on how you'd like to organize and set things up, but what you've done here is perfectly good. I'd venture a guess that the vast majority of people using Linux have all gone through multiple installations testing different set-ups and different Linux distributions. It's quite common for people to make changes as they start learning more and discover ways of doing things that might be better, but they just didn't know they could do. I can't even count how many installations I've done over the 3-4 years I've been using Linux! When I first started, I probably made every mistake in the book! The best thing about Linux is that it's extremely easy and quick to just re-install the OS if you botch things up so bad that you can't fix them. Just be sure to always have your important data backed up. If you do that, feel free to experiment all you want. Worst thing that can happen is that you'll have to re-install -- which takes all of 30 minutes. (Botching things up and trying to fix them is actually one of the best ways to learn.)
Good luck and have fun with it.
Making the change to en_GB.UTF-8 is correct also. However, (not in relation to fstab entries) I do remember another poster from a few weeks ago reporting some quirky behavior resulting from his selecting that over en_US during installation. I could not seem to duplicate his problem when doing some testing, so it may have just been specific to his machine for some reason. Just something to keep an eye on. Here is that post: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index...opic=127.0. Let us know if you experience any similar issues.
Quote:I have gone through everything, I feel reasonably confident...
I guess whilst I did my homework, maybe needed a little bit more.
I'll tell you right now that you are already way ahead of most people starting out. I can tell from your replies that you have done good research ahead of time and already have a much, much better grasp on things than the average beginner! It does take some time before things really start to make sense, since some things are so different than what you may be used to; but at some point things will just click and you'll have an "Aha" moment. After that, things will get much easier. You're off to a great start -- you'll be just fine.
Quote:Is there likely to be any downside to what I have done.?,
I could do a complete re-install, and do it correctly this time.?.
There is no "downside" to what you've done. You may change your mind on how you'd like to organize and set things up, but what you've done here is perfectly good. I'd venture a guess that the vast majority of people using Linux have all gone through multiple installations testing different set-ups and different Linux distributions. It's quite common for people to make changes as they start learning more and discover ways of doing things that might be better, but they just didn't know they could do. I can't even count how many installations I've done over the 3-4 years I've been using Linux! When I first started, I probably made every mistake in the book! The best thing about Linux is that it's extremely easy and quick to just re-install the OS if you botch things up so bad that you can't fix them. Just be sure to always have your important data backed up. If you do that, feel free to experiment all you want. Worst thing that can happen is that you'll have to re-install -- which takes all of 30 minutes. (Botching things up and trying to fix them is actually one of the best ways to learn.)
Good luck and have fun with it.
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