On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Miguel Negrão <miguel.negrao-li...@friendlyvirus.org> wrote:
>> What I do (and I suggest) is the following: partition your disk so to >> have two linux-dedicated partitions, say 1 and 2, and let's say you have a >> working linux on 1. When you want to install a new linux distribution >> (not necessarly ubuntu) then install it on 2 and just play with it >> configuring everything for your needs. When it looks stable to you, move >> your personal data (your home) on the new partition and don't use 1 any >> longer. This way, 1 will be available for the next installation. > > I use btrfs for filesystem, so I can do that just with snapshots, all on > the same filesystem, very easy ! Just create a snapshot before upgrade, > do the upgrade, mess around, and if you want to go back just rename the > snapshots (@backup -> @ and @ -> @afterupgrade, @ is the main subvolume > for the ubuntu system) or change uuid on the boot flag for the kernel. Sounds very useful. When I want to experiment I use virtual box, but it's not as nice as your way. Scott
