[CentOS] How should I reinstall CentOS?

[Mark LaPierre]

On 10/28/2013 05:44 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Oct 2013, Michael Hennebry wrote:
> 
>> Absent other ideas, I might try re-installing CentOS or re-installing X.
>> I have a pretty good idea how to do the former,
>> but the latter might be harder despite, in principle, being less intrusive.
> 
> Reinstalling everything with xorg in its name did not help.
> I don't know how to find out what the trouble with X is.
> 
>> To reinstall CentOS, I would back up things that needed backing up.
>> I would use yum to list all installed packages.
>> I would use my grub menu to select the same
>> stanza that I used to do a net-install of CentOS.
>> It might be nice to use a kickstart file, but I do not know how.
>>
>> After the install,
>> I would restore the directory that listed all my repositories.
>> This is a step I am not sure about.
>> I have a vague recollection that that is not sufficient.
>> What else would I need to do?
> 
> Is there a command that I could use to record the
> repositories I am using and restore them after the install?
> 
>> I would use the yum listing to install everything I have now.
>> Does this seem like a good plan?
> 

See:

http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=50


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