![]() secure, top-grade Linux apps there actually are. SMART info like reading error rate, spin-up time, seek error rate, and. So why should we expect that there will be a lot of FREE top-grade apps for Linux? Frankly, I am amazed at how many free. DiskCheckup is a free hard drive tester that should work with most hard drives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~įact is, it takes hundreds or even thousands of manhours to develop & de-bug a complex, top-level, secure app, put it through its alpha & beta tests, advertise the app, and provide customer support. No sir - get busy and write us a free imaging app that's 100% as good as Macruim Reflect- shouldn't take more than a few days, right? So get busy! Never mind spending time with the family, washing the car, mowing the lawn, keeping the house repaired, or relaxing a while. I suppose we expect that a skilled app developer, after he has worked all day to earn a living, will then spend much of his personal time in developing free apps. They also have mortgages, families to provide for, and lots of other living expenses. Problem is - software developers have to work for a living, too. I suppose we think that charging money for an app is somehow unfair to us folks who have to work for a living. The output should be similar to: where sdx indicate device names assigned to the hard drives installed on your machine. ![]() First off, list the hard drives connected to your system with the following command: ls -l /dev grep -E sdhd. ![]() IMO, the main problem is lack of a profit motive due to an apparent large number of Linux users who expect all Linux apps to be free. Checking Hard Drive Health with smartctl. ![]()
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