Description: GUI for diskdump (dd). Harddrive clone and imaging tool.
This is a open source Graphical User Interface for the Unix Command dd. You can easily select the Input- and Outputstream, so you can clone or image your Harddrive or Partition.
Wikipedia: "dd is a common Unix program whose primary purpose is the low-level copying and conversion of raw data."
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The version 0.8 .deb Package is working on Ubuntu 9.10+ (x86 and amd64) .
Of Course the Packages work on every other Debian Distribution ,too.
To start the required root rights
test@dicson:~/Desktop/gdiskdump$ LANG=C '/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/bin/gdiskdump'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/bin/gdiskdump", line 44, in <module>
gdiskdump.main()
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/__init__.py", line 44, in main
window = GdiskdumpWindow.GdiskdumpWindow()
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump_lib/Window.py", line 46, in __new__
new_object.finish_initializing(builder)
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/GdiskdumpWindow.py", line 51, in finish_initializing
self.get_partition_liststore()
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/GdiskdumpWindow.py", line 90, in get_partition_liststore
process = subprocess.Popen(['fdisk', '-l'],stdout=subprocess.PIPE,shell=False)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 623, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 1141, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
To start the required root rights
test@dicson:~/Desktop/gdiskdump$ LANG=C '/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/bin/gdiskdump'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/bin/gdiskdump", line 44, in <module>
gdiskdump.main()
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/__init__.py", line 44, in main
window = GdiskdumpWindow.GdiskdumpWindow()
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump_lib/Window.py", line 46, in __new__
new_object.finish_initializing(builder)
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/GdiskdumpWindow.py", line 51, in finish_initializing
self.get_partition_liststore()
File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/GdiskdumpWindow.py", line 90, in get_partition_liststore
process = subprocess.Popen(['fdisk', '-l'],stdout=subprocess.PIPE,shell=False)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 623, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 1141, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Ratings & Comments
6 Comments
To start the required root rights test@dicson:~/Desktop/gdiskdump$ LANG=C '/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/bin/gdiskdump' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/bin/gdiskdump", line 44, in <module> gdiskdump.main() File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/__init__.py", line 44, in main window = GdiskdumpWindow.GdiskdumpWindow() File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump_lib/Window.py", line 46, in __new__ new_object.finish_initializing(builder) File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/GdiskdumpWindow.py", line 51, in finish_initializing self.get_partition_liststore() File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/GdiskdumpWindow.py", line 90, in get_partition_liststore process = subprocess.Popen(['fdisk', '-l'],stdout=subprocess.PIPE,shell=False) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 623, in __init__ errread, errwrite) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 1141, in _execute_child raise child_exception OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
To start the required root rights test@dicson:~/Desktop/gdiskdump$ LANG=C '/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/bin/gdiskdump' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/bin/gdiskdump", line 44, in <module> gdiskdump.main() File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/__init__.py", line 44, in main window = GdiskdumpWindow.GdiskdumpWindow() File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump_lib/Window.py", line 46, in __new__ new_object.finish_initializing(builder) File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/GdiskdumpWindow.py", line 51, in finish_initializing self.get_partition_liststore() File "/home/test/Desktop/gdiskdump/gdiskdump/GdiskdumpWindow.py", line 90, in get_partition_liststore process = subprocess.Popen(['fdisk', '-l'],stdout=subprocess.PIPE,shell=False) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 623, in __init__ errread, errwrite) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 1141, in _execute_child raise child_exception OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
There should be an Entry in Accessories in your menu, which starts gdiskdump with root privileges.
Of course, but the program should handle exceptions (show window with the text'root required')
import os if os.geteuid() != 0: print "You must be root to run this program." sys.exit(1)
oh your right, thanks.