On 03/30/2017 02:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Hi, >> >> in case you want to upgrade your i686 system to a x86 one, there are >> usually migration instruction on arch compatible websites. For example >> this one is how to move from arch gnu/linux x86 to a completely free >> distribution called parabola. >> >> https://wiki.parabola.nu/Migration_from_the_GNU/Linux_distribution_of_Arch >> >> moving to other architectures (for example i686 to x86, since ARM would >> not make any sense) is completely analogous. >> >> I really hope that I got your question right, and was able to help. >> >> Best >> Alex >> >> > So there are three problems here. The first is top-posting, please > avoid it in the future. > > The second is the thinly-veiled distro sniping. Honestly, I would have let it > go were it anything but Parabola. > > Because what you're then doing is the third problem, encouraging them to go > to a migration > page which reads thusly: > > Step 1: Change your mirrors > Step 2: Replace your repos and packages > Step 3: Update your bootloader > Step 4: Congratulations, you're screwed because we didn't mention until > the post-installation blurb that you now have a free system without > non-free firmware and drivers and some of your hardware may now be > broken! Step 4 is to go out and buy a new wifi dongle and/or video card. > > Libre distros are fine. This seems pretty ill-advised.
Hello, What about inline? And why is bottom-posting better than top-posting? I supplied the link, because it documented well how to migrate to another arch like distribution, without booting a live medium, and going through installation once again. It intended to be a guideline, rather than a clear instruction what steps to follow. Line 10 of my reply should have made it clear. > Congratulations, you're screwed Are we on 4chan here or something? > some of you hardware may now be broken! You don't believe this yourself, do you? What's the third problem? Kind regards Alexi -- _______________________________________________ arch-ports mailing list [email protected] https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/arch-ports
