Ubuntu from stick - large casper-rw but need more space for system?

[nick208]

ubuntu@ubuntu:/cdrom$ sudo find / -name casper-rw
/dev/disk/by-label/casper-rw
/media/ubuntu/casper-rw
/cdrom/casper-rw

Does that meant that there is one partition and one file?
I havent changed anything so df should be the same. If I download files the free space of the home folder gets smaller and the casper-rw partition stays the same.

[sudodus]

These
/dev/disk/by-label/casper-rw
/media/ubuntu/casper-rw

point to the partition

This

/cdrom/casper-rw

is a file. Check the size of it

ls -lh /cdrom/casper-rw

If you remove or rename the file, the casper-rw partition should be used instead.

[nick208]

Working! Renamed the casper-rw file and then the partition was used. Thanks!
Now I just have to figure out how to move the settings and configurations (language, wifi, bluetooth etc) from the renamed casper-rw to the partition.

[sudodus]

You should be able to test it, 'dry run' (with the actual paths for sourcedir and targetdir)

sudo rsync -Havn sourcedir/ targetdir

The trailing slash is important. Then copy with

sudo rsync -Hav sourcedir/ targetdir

See

man rsync

for more details.

[nick208]

Managed to get myself into an infinite loop with rsync. But now its pretty much working. Suddenly I seem to be able to access the win partition aswell.
Thanks again.

[sudodus]

Maybe you put a space before the slash. The slash should be directly after 'sourcedir', and there should be a space after the slash.

[nick208]

Possibly. Got the destination folder wrong, thought I could use "." but probablty should have been ~/.
Anyways, now I have another question about autostarting. Since I use the stick on a tablet (with no way of selecting) I have to plugin a keyboard to be able to select the boot option and start. I wonder how I can make it automatical - booting the first option automatically. But I guess that should be a new thread?

[sudodus]

Yes, it is a good idea to start a new thread with a good descriptive title for this new problem.

Explain what you have and what you want. (Tell them that you created this system with the Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator ...)

You can post a link from this thread to the new thread, so that I and others who have followed this thread can find your new thread.

[sudodus]

I just found this link to a post by C.S.Cameron, that explains where to put the boot option persistent, when created by the Startup Disk Creator:

/cdrom/syslinux/txt.cfg