On Sun, 01 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
>
> >> During the 7.1 (also 7.2) install you'll be able to choose
> >> to keep your existing partitions, and which ones you want to
> >> format. So you don't need to uninstall RH, just select all your
> >> ext2 partitons for re-formatting during the Mandrake install
>
> This raises a couple of questions.
>
> (1) Must one reformat all the ext2 partitions?
not necessarily, but the original poster was wanting to upgrade
from RH 5.x In that case I wouldn't try anything but a
format/install
> If you have any kind of extensive home directory that could be a
> pain. ON the other hand if your /home is on a different partition
> I can certainly see the benefit of formatting all BUT /home.
doesn't make any difference, formatting in 7.x is *quick*
> (2) When Mandrake 7.2 comes out, what will be the best way to
> *upgrade* (not replace) Mandrake 7.1? I started with 7.1 on a
> clean disk and now I don't remember if there was an "upgrade"
> choice.
> -rick
I installed 7.2 b3 yesterday. As with every 'upgrade since 6.0,
I save the personal and conf files I want to keep, and wipe the old
system...and do a fresh install. It's better and quicker than an
upgrade. BTW, upgrade in 7.2 is labeled 'rescue'. AND, 7.2 beta 3
is very rough around the edges. I can't recommend it for less than
the adventurous. Wait for a release candidate or the final if you
plan on upgrading to 7.2. Besides some obvious Mandrake system
bugs, I don't believe KDE2 or XF-4 is entirely there yet either
--
Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
