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  • #!/bin/bash
    
    # --- Configuration ---
    SOURCE_DEV="/dev/sr0"
    MOUNT_POINT="/mnt/mac_legacy_cd"
    DEST_DIR="$HOME/Desktop/mac_recovered_files"
    
    # 1. Ensure the system is ready
    echo "Checking for HFS support..."
    sudo modprobe hfs 2>/dev/null
    sudo modprobe hfsplus 2>/dev/null
    
    # Create directories
    sudo mkdir -p "$MOUNT_POINT"
    mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR"
    
    # 2. Attempt to mount
    # We try HFS first with MacRoman to UTF-8 translation
    echo "Attempting to mount $SOURCE_DEV..."
    sudo mount -t hfs -o ro,iocharset=utf8 "$SOURCE_DEV" "$MOUNT_POINT" 2>/dev/null
    
    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
        echo "HFS mount failed, trying HFS+ (Mac OS Extended)..."
        sudo mount -t hfsplus -o ro "$SOURCE_DEV" "$MOUNT_POINT"
    fi
    
    # 3. Verify mount and Copy
    if mountpoint -q "$MOUNT_POINT"; then
        echo "Mount successful. Copying files to $DEST_DIR..."
        # -a: archive mode (preserves symlinks, permissions, times)
        # -v: verbose
        # -z: compress (not really needed for local, but good practice)
        # -P: show progress
        rsync -avzP "$MOUNT_POINT/" "$DEST_DIR/"
        
        echo "---"
        echo "Copy complete. Unmounting..."
        sudo umount "$MOUNT_POINT"
        echo "Done. You can find your files in $DEST_DIR"
    else
        echo "Error: Could not mount the disc. Ensure the CD is inserted and $SOURCE_DEV is the correct path."
        exit 1
    fi
    
    



  • Depends on the distro. Fedora is a general purpose distro and usually pushes out new kernel releases (6.19 for example) after about 4 weeks. This means the initial bugs have been fixed and it’s stable for general purpose use. If you want the latest release it’s easy:

    sudo dnf upgrade kernel --enablerepo=updates-testing

    The Fedora Koji build system has the latest version in testing.

    You can also build your own.

    Don’t make the mistake of thinking 7.0 will be any more special than 6.19 or 6.20 etc. They’re just release numbers and when Torvalds thinks the point number is big enough the first number is incremented.