[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I would like to put 1.6* on the hard drive of my laptop > and wonder...do I need to delete version 1.5* first > or can I just install over it?
There are two possibilities: (1) A clean install Boot BasicLinux 1.61 to the ramdisk. Put bas-hd.tgz in /tmp. Skip the fdisk step (the partition is already there). Do the mke2fs step (this will wipe the partition). Mount the partition and execute 'go' (install-to-HD) (2) Cherry picking The disadvantage of the above method is that you lose all the modifications you have made. The alternative is to keep your old BasicLinux on the harddrive and copy the changes one-by-one from the new BasicLinux. Fortunately, there less than 20 changes between 1.5 and 1.61. Just boot BasicLinux 1.61 to the ramdrive and use it to mount your HD partition. These are the changes: -------------------------------------- /bin/busybox /bin/syslogd linked to busybox /usr/sbin/pppsetup five files in /usr/bin dated Dec 06 /root/.email.conf /root/.fetchmailrc /root/.links/.links.cfg three new directories under /root/mail /etc/issue --------------------------------------- I think this is all, but I might have missed one. Keep an eye out for Dec dates. If you find any other changes, please tell me and I will add them to the list (in case I get this question again). There is no third option. It is not possible to update 1.5 to 1.61 automatically. If you try to install 1.61 on top of 1.5, you will get fresh (default) configuration files that replace your existing ones. Let me know if you have any problems. Cheers, Steven
