On Tue, 2024-10-22 at 22:59 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > You could keep your /home directory (assuming you aren't the person that > said they don't separate that), but yes, a wipe and re-install of the > root partition.
Long ago, probably back before Fedora existed, I did installs in place by booting off something else. Deleting all files I wanted gone (everything but my data). Starting the installer, selecting existing partitions, and unselecting "format" options for each partitions. It was dicing with death, but it worked. I haven't looked to see if you can still do the same trick. I like to keep data on a separate drive. It can be unplugged during an install, and replugged later. Or, unplug existing drive. Install to a spare drive. Import the data from the old drive after installation. Unplug and keep the old drive as a temporary back-up, and to use as the next spare drive. Installing to a spare drive takes so much stress out of the situation, and you're free to experiment all over the place before committing yourself to it. I'd always found upgrades over the top to be risky. Apart from your own data loss, things can get left over with system/app/config files from prior releases. It took me far longer (many hours or days) than doing a fresh install, then customise it using my old configuration files as templates. -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 4 14:43:51 UTC 2024 x86_64 Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
