Em 30-10-2013 20:12, Scott Kostyshak escreveu: > 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.
I should off course warn that btrfs is experimental, so it's a bit dangerous to use it. Use at your own risk. :-) best, -- Miguel Negrão http://www.friendlyvirus.org/miguelnegrao
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