Image Explorer Versus Linux Konquerer; Opening An Image; Saving Image Changes And Exiting The Utility; Managing Image Properties - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

31.3 Image Explorer versus Linux Konquerer

Although ZENworks Imaging Explorer looks and functions like Linux Konquerer in most situations,
some functionality differences exist between the two programs. The following describes the key
differences between ZENworks Image Explorer and Linux Konquerer:
Replacing Files in an Image: During the life cycle of an image, files might be deleted or
updated through Image Explorer. When you replace an existing file in an image by using Image
Explorer, the original file is not deleted from the image. Image Explorer purges only deleted
files; it does not purge files that have been updated.
When files are added to an image where the file already exists, Image Explorer appends the
entry to the end of the image. When images are restored, all files that have been previously
updated are sequentially restored.
To avoid performance problems, you should manually delete and purge each instance of a
duplicate file in order to have the duplicates purged from the image. In Linux Konquerer,
replaced files are automatically deleted.
Dragging Files from Image Explorer: You cannot drag files from Image Explorer in order to
extract them, which you can do in Linux Konquerer. However, you can drag and drop files and
folders into an image by using Image Explorer.

31.4 Opening an Image

1 Start Image Explorer.
2 Browse for and select the image file.
Large image files might take a few moments to open.
31.5 Saving Image Changes and Exiting the
Utility
To save your changes when exiting the utility:
1 Click File > Save or Save As.
2 Browse for and save the image file in .zmg format.
3 Click File > Exit to close the utility.

31.6 Managing Image Properties

You can view the properties of an image file or any item in its content, including modifying some of
the properties:
Section 31.6.1, "Viewing and Modifying the Properties of the Image File," on page 458
Section 31.6.2, "Viewing the Properties of an Image File Item," on page 459
Section 31.6.3, "Changing a Partition's Size," on page 459

31.6.1 Viewing and Modifying the Properties of the Image File

1 Click File > Open.
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