Re: Installing Debian over another distribution
Jean-Jacques de Jong schrieb: >>The home directories are not moved. >> > Yes they are, I experienced it (at least with 32 bit Sarge). It happens when > you > choose to install over your old / partition without reformatting - the > installer > then lets you choose an option keeping the data. In effect, the directories > under /home are moved to /, and all other directories are apparently erased. Har! What happens if you have a user called ´usr´ or ´bin´ or the like with /home/usr/ or /home/bin/, respectively? > The > question is whether the installer is intelligent enough to also keep your old > /usr/local. Well, the installer must not erase (except for the overwriting it says it will do) or move anything at all if you tell it to keep the existing data. As to your question, sorry, I don´t know. I would make a backup of /usr/local and keep it under /home or move it over if disk space is tight. You can recreate it from there after the install, provided that the content of /home/ kept. But don´t call your backup ´usr´ ;) What does the installer do to files (rather than directories) under /home? Would it move them to /? I would create a file like /home/sbin ... GH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Debian over another distribution
GH wrote: Jean-Jacques de Jong schrieb: I noticed that you can install Debian over another distribution when using existing partitions. Apparently the home directories are then moved into / while all other directories are erased. However, does the installer do this also with /usr/local? On the machine I tested, I had no data in /usr/local, so I didn't notice. The home directories are not moved. Yes they are, I experienced it (at least with 32 bit Sarge). It happens when you choose to install over your old / partition without reformatting - the installer then lets you choose an option keeping the data. In effect, the directories under /home are moved to /, and all other directories are apparently erased. The question is whether the installer is intelligent enough to also keep your old /usr/local. JJJ GH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Debian over another distribution
Jean-Jacques de Jong schrieb: > I noticed that you can install Debian over another distribution when > using existing partitions. Apparently the home directories are then > moved into / while all other directories are erased. However, does the > installer do this also with /usr/local? On the machine I tested, I had > no data in /usr/local, so I didn't notice. The home directories are not moved. The installer will, if you choose to, create a new file system on the partitions you install to, thus erasing all data on them. If you don´t have a seperate partition mounted on /home but have /home directly on /, /home will be erased when you let the installer make a new FS on / --- which you should do to get rid of existing files from the old distribution. You can keep /home if you have it on a seperate partition and tell the installer to mount that partition as /home and to keep the existing data. You can do the same for /usr/local. GH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Installing Debian over another distribution
I noticed that you can install Debian over another distribution when using existing partitions. Apparently the home directories are then moved into / while all other directories are erased. However, does the installer do this also with /usr/local? On the machine I tested, I had no data in /usr/local, so I didn't notice. JJJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
