On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 04:21, Lanman wrote: > > Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > > > I'm looking forward to having an updated automake - I get the sh_ts with > > trying to compile programs every now and again. Eye candy is nice, > > having a 2.6 kernel is nicer...besides, eye candy makes for resource > > hungry. > > > > Is Enlightenment still included? > > > > stephen kuhn - owner > > Yup. Still there mate. > > I'm seeing something here that probably merits mentioning though. > > Stephen, you keep using the word "upgrade". Just curious, but are you > planning to select the upgrade option during the installation, or do you > plan on a fresh install? I've seen several people talking about > upgrades, and how their systems were screwed up afterwards. > Joy. I can't afford to have a "screwed up system" - can't really afford to have it down for more than a few hours. Gads...going to have to think of a backout/recovery plan...*UNLESS* I can talk the girlfriend into installing it fresh on her machine - she just redid 9.2 so I don't think I'll have to twist her arm muchly...
> Personally, I use a package list on a floppy, and re-install the list, > then I look through the packages listed in the Software Management > Section of Mandrake Control Center to add anything the install missed. > It saves me about 40 minutes of going through the flat install list, and > I know which apps and packages will be waiting for me once I boot into > it again. > > The key to this is to leave your home folder untouched ( ie; DO NOT > FORMAT) during the install. Just give it the same partition name/mount > point it had before, and continue with the install. I've got some really strange mount points - and / and /home are on one - don't ask why. But hey, I reckon now I can stick in that extra forty gigger for giggles and grins... stephen kuhn - owner ============================== illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents ------------------------------------------------------------------ She has an alarm clock and a phone that don't ring -- they applaud.
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