Re: [ubuntu-in] Clean Install or Dist Upgrade - which is better
I disagree that Automatix screws up the system... I have done dist-upgrades at all times without any problems... Its always a great idea to have a separate home partition as it saves all ur preferences even if u go for a fresh install... On 2/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Onkar Shinde wrote: > On 2/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi >> >> Which is preferable - >> A fresh Install to a newer version of Ubuntu or a Distribution Upgrade ?? >> >> Would appreciate your comments, experiences and why's and why nots ? >> > > Dist upgrade, as long as you haven't screwed your system by using > tools like automatix. Aha, why does Automatix screw things up - (also to be read as I have used automatix) ?? Dist upgrade will preserve your > settings/profiles, properly upgrade your apps to newer version etc. > > I have been doing dist upgrade since Ubuntu 5.04 (5.04 -> 5.10 -> 6.06 > -> 6.10) and never had major issues. Cool, sounds like a good thing - i have done exactly the reverse - a fresh install everytime ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- Check my websites at http://vfriendz.com and http://shubhvivaah.net -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Clean Install or Dist Upgrade - which is better
Satish Chandra wrote: > > > A neat trick for preserving your settings is to have the /home folder on > a separate partition. So even if the upgrade doesn't go well, you can do > a fresh install on the root partition without disturbing the /home > partition and most of the settings will be the same as before. When I > did a fresh install for edgy over dapper, it looked exactly same as > dapper as I had a separate partition for /home. Yeah, I guess this is one of the most basic prerequisites when partitioning for Linux and luckily have it separate thanks ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Clean Install or Dist Upgrade - which is better
On 2/1/07, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dist upgrade will preserve your settings/profiles, properly upgrade your apps to newer version etc. A neat trick for preserving your settings is to have the /home folder on a separate partition. So even if the upgrade doesn't go well, you can do a fresh install on the root partition without disturbing the /home partition and most of the settings will be the same as before. When I did a fresh install for edgy over dapper, it looked exactly same as dapper as I had a separate partition for /home. -- Regards, Satish -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
