I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts. I've got a feisty desktop that has grown like topsy. It's running several services eg: webserver, mail , postgres, mysql, apt-caching, Nvidia proprietary drivers, accounting software, etc etc.. lots of "stuff". Probably things I've completely forgotten about.
At one time, I changed the UUID's in fstab to the old fashioned /dev id's (because of compatibility issues at the time with Mondo). Some things have been installed from source, some from .deb that I have downloaded, and most from simple apt-get. To complicate things, the box already has 4 hard drives installed, so installing another one for copying is probably not an option. In other words, it's a complete mish-mash. Some things are critical, some important, some trivial. I also made the mistake of using Automatix, and I've read that it has the potential to completely break upgrades. The system works fine, but it's getting old and I want to upgrade to Hardy. I think maybe a complete new Hardy, but what's the way to make sure I don't lose stuff... or is it too late :) I'm sure there is no simple answer, but does anyone have any thoughts or experience? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
