[ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread norman
I am seriously considering going back to 8.10 or even 8.04 and I believe that the only way to do this is to do a reinstall. If I go along this track will I lose all my files? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread Rob Beard
norman wrote: I am seriously considering going back to 8.10 or even 8.04 and I believe that the only way to do this is to do a reinstall. If I go along this track will I lose all my files? Norman By default you possibly will, although if you backup your home directory (basically

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread Sean Miller
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: By default you possibly will, although if you backup your home directory (basically everything in /home) you should be able to restore the backup. When backing up make sure you press CTRL and H to show hidden files and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread Jason Liquorish
Sean Miller wrote: Possibly quicker to choose manual partitioning and tell it not to format the /home partition (or / if that is where /home is) - but, of course, backing up too is a definite necessity but will save time restoring. Sean Would there not be a possibility that some of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread Rob Beard
Jason Liquorish wrote: Sean Miller wrote: Possibly quicker to choose manual partitioning and tell it not to format the /home partition (or / if that is where /home is) - but, of course, backing up too is a definite necessity but will save time restoring. Sean Would there not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread Alan Pope
2009/6/18 norman nor...@littletank.org: I am seriously considering going back to 8.10 or even 8.04 Why? What specific issues are you encountering? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread norman
snip That's assuming the existing installation has a /home partition (hopefully this is the case). I have no home partition but the installation is relatively new and the amount of stuff in /home is quite small. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread norman
I am seriously considering going back to 8.10 or even 8.04 Why? What specific issues are you encountering? Really, just one. I have arranged to use a computer plus, scanner, printer and Wacom bamboo as part of what you may call a digital darkroom. I need to use Gimp, software for the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread Sean Miller
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wacom Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread Alan Pope
2009/6/18 norman nor...@littletank.org: have no problems with all I need except with the workings of the Wacom Bamboo and all the help that seems to be available to me that I can manage to do and understand will not work with 9.04. There was a promise of a GUI for the setting up of Wacom

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread norman
On Thu, 2009-06-18 at 15:35 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wacom I have looked at this several times over the last few days and I do not understand it or what has to be done and, judging by the lack of response I have had, nobody else does either. Norman --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread norman
Which how-tos did you follow, and in what exact way did they fail? There is only one https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wacom and I do not understand it (see my reply to Sean) Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread norman
Which how-tos did you follow, and in what exact way did they fail? I would further add that I have a script sitting in my files right now which will not work in 9.04 but a pound to a penny would work on 8.04 and maybe on 8.10. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] change from 9.04 to 8.10

2009-06-18 Thread mac
norman wrote: Which how-tos did you follow, and in what exact way did they fail? There is only one https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wacom and I do not understand it (see my reply to Sean) I suggest you install Hardy 8.04, and have a look at