On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Clarence Verge wrote:
> That makes sense.
> And now so does "I'll have to reload Linux because I changed the video card."
> <G>
> Ok, I'm certain it isn't REALLY required, but it would probably work, yes ?
Argh! <SIGH> Yes, reinstalling would probably work
fine... but that's the most time-consuming, and the
most M$ way of doing things. ;-)
> I do have some concerns about messes *I* don't make. There will be ATI guana
> dropped all through my current install - just like Windows, no ?
No. Every time you install an rpm, the rpm database
is updated. It keeps track of which files are installed
where, and when you use rpm -e to uninstall a package,
it goes around and deletes everything it can. It won't,
for instance, delete a directory if it's not empty just
in case there's something there you wanted to save.
It also notifies you something to the effect of
"/home/clarence/somedir not deleted. Directory not
empty."
So... if you ignore the rpm messages, then yes, you
can end up with guano, but it will be on your head.
;-)
> The above sort of hand-holding is EXACTLY what almost everyone will need
> to get over the curb and started up the hill. SOME of this will stick.
> Thanks a lot for your patience. Your view-point is buried so deep in Linux
> that it must be difficult to imagine my thought-processes (or lack of).
Yes, I sometimes forget to step back to that view-point.
My automatic response mode is from a point of "You guys
are all computer literate... you don't need me to tell
you to mount the cdrom. Then I remember that it's not
something you do in DOS or doze, (or even newer Linux
distributions that use automount) so there are plenty
of people who wouldn't know to mount the drive.
Once I'm in that mindset, I can usually step through
a process without making too many crucial assumptions,
or forgetting too many obvious (to me) steps.
> Excellent.
> I will report in a couple of days. :)
I look forward to seeing which crucial step I omitted.
;-)
- Steve
