On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:35 pm, many eyes viewed [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s words:- > I've seen comments here that it's better to do a new install of MDK 10 > then an update. I just did an update on my Sony Viao laptop and it went > well except for the sound, but that's always been a problem. Before I > install 10 on my main machine I'd like to hear the pros & cons of Update > vs New install. > > Rich
This is subjective to system and version and person carrying it out. I have never done an update myself. A new install means that there are few residue files left over from the old system and if you have a /home partition just about everything you want will be there, including any kernel builds that you have done, so that everything can be accessed immediately and the system runs straight after install on reboot. In the past I have never had a separate /usr partition, though I have done so one one system with 9.2 this time to try it out. In the clean install, if you have saved configuration files that you might need from the old system, from my experience it works straight up. There is sometimes a little minor tweaking, required, but it is minimal. I usually do a new package selection of the very minimum I require, manually, and install anything else needed later. That was with 9.2, about 800MB. Then save the package selection to floppy, and make notes on the label as to what else should go in when I discover what is needed. Then the next system that you install just add the packages jotted on the label and save the Package selection file again. The third system that you install should have everything that is required on it, unless there is need for something extra by someone else. Adjust the corrections of the label as required. I know that in windows an upgrade can make the new system run slower. A clean install is always better in my previous experience with that O/S. But in Linux I have never heard of such a thing, and because I don't upgrade have never experienced it either. Just my personal prejudices. Hope this helps. Charlie -- A steady wind scours the autumn moon From a stagnant pool, From the crystal spring every place pure now Just as it is. Why, then, does karma yet coil and bind? - Miao Yin (376-380) This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.2, KMail v1.5.3 and OpenOffice.org1.1.0
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