And then there’s Feren OS. Feren OS isn’t just a pretty face, it’s a face that you’ll find much comfort and familiarity in. It’s both immediately familiar and new at the same time.
What is Feren OS?
Feren OS is a version of the Linux operating system that leans heavily into the KDE Plasma desktop with plenty of tweaks, such as substituting the Nemo file manager in place of Dolphin, to make it as elegant as it is user-friendly. I’ve already reviewed Feren OS, but there’s a tool within the desktop distribution that focuses specifically on Windows users to help them make the migration. That is what I want to highlight here. Also: Linux 101: How to create a zip file in Linux
Welcome to the Feren OS Transfer Tool
With the OS comes a tool called the Feren OS Transfer tool. This makes a backup copy of the data in your current operating system and then restores it to the new system after the installation is complete. Let me explain. First off, you need to understand what a Live distribution is. With Linux comes the means to test an operating system before you install it. These Live systems run completely in RAM, so they don’t make any changes to your currently installed operating system or the data contained within. When you boot a Linux live file system, it can access the files from the current operating system by mounting the host directory structure to a folder in the Live system. So, how this would work is:
Download Feren OS.Create a bootable USB drive from the downloaded ISO image.Boot the computer from the USB drive.Mount a specific directory in the host OS (Windows) via the guest OS (Linux). Access your files and other data.Using the Feren OS Live distribution, you can then launch the Transfer Tool which offers a one-click backup of your data.
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Using the Transfer Tool
One thing to note is the restore process copies your data from the external source into your home directory. If that’s not the proper location for the data, you’ll then have to manually move it to where it needs to live. After selecting your source and destination, click Begin Backup. When the backup completes, close the Transfer tool. And that, my friends, is one of the many ways Feren OS is the ideal Linux distribution for those looking to migrate away from Windows. Anyone looking to adopt Linux as their daily operating system would be remiss if they didn’t at least give Feren OS a try. I’m confident, after you see how user-friendly this OS is, you’ll find it one of the best platforms to help you finally crash through Windows.
