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Matt Bottrell wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 02:05:39 -0700, Michael Best <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mbest@pendragon.org"><mbest@pendragon.org></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">This was my experience with upgrading, your mileage may vary especially
if it's in kilometers. This is what I had to do to get my system
running again.
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I'm constantly surprised how many people wish to 'upgrade'.
Historically I've been updating my Linux distro when Redhat still was
shipped in nappies. I've learnt pretty early on the following:
1. Never trust an OS upgrader... it always is like a dog with diarrhea
running through your house. :(
2. Keep seperated partitions... /home /usr/local and normally the
ones you wish to keep... (I also backup the entire /etc directory)
3. Ensure you have working backups... well of at least the stuff you
MUST get back.
4. Choose to install fresh (not upgrade), and format the existing
partitions /, /usr, /tmp and /var.... whilst you probably wish to
keep /usr/local and /home.
5. Recover anything you need (such as /etc based files).
You'll be up and running much faster... without the mess. ;)
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Can agree totally. I've made the same experience over the years.<br>
'Upgrading' is mostly a vaste of expensive time!<br>
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Lothar Joeckel<br>
LinWave Consulting<br>
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