ok...but why put large apps in /opt? I've heard that before but never why.
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Mark
** Registered Linux user # 182496 **
On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Larry Hignight wrote:
> There are two other partitions that should also be considered when upgrading a
> distro. /usr/local ... /
There are two other partitions that should also be considered when upgrading a
distro. /usr/local ... /opt. Games are often installed in the /usr/local/games and
large applications like star office inside of /opt.
Larry
Hellmut wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> The /home directory is on an own partition a
Thanks!
The /home directory is on an own partition and survived the new install. ;)
Take care!
> On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > When I install linux over an old installation (no upgrade), will the partition
> > with /home also be affected?
>
> Is your Linux installation all in
On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> Hi!
>
> When I install linux over an old installation (no upgrade), will the partition
> with /home also be affected?
Is your Linux installation all in one partition? If it is then it is affected.
But if /home is in another partition you can opt not to format t
On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Hellmut wrote:
>Hi!
>
>When I install linux over an old installation (no upgrade), will the partition
>with /home also be affected?
No. I have upgraded several times already, and everything at /home stayed
the way it was.
Paul
--
No man would listen to you if he didn't kno
If /home is a different partition than the rest, you can
tell the new installation to mount the partition, but *not*
to format it. That's the way it works here, and should do
fine.
Phil
On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Hellmut wrote:
>Hi!
>
>When I install linux over an old installation (no upgrade), wi
Hi!
When I install linux over an old installation (no upgrade), will the partition
with /home also be affected?
