Sean....may I share with you a short description of my
approach to running new versions of Linux-Mandrake that I
believe saves me from the kind of frustration that you are
experiencing?
I'm running my computer on 7.1, but my 7.0 installation still
exists on the same hard drive as 7.1 is on and if something
happens, even something cataclysmic, with my 7.1 installation
I can immediately boot up on my old 7.0 installation and
continue where I left off a month ago.
When I installed 7.1 I did a new install on fresh partitions,
not an upgrade over my old 7.0 installation. Then, after
testing out the new 7.1 installation, I copied my 7.0 /home
and /root directories to the 7.1 file system and reinstalled
any extra software that still didn't work (/user & /opt stuff
mainly).
After that I began to use the new 7.1 installation daily and
abandoned the old 7.0 installation. But it's still there in
case I need it and I'll leave it there till I erase the
partitions and install 7.2 in its place.
It took me a couple of hours to get 7.1 up to speed with my
personal stuff, but at any time, if a problem would have
occurred I could have simply gone back to my intact 7.0
system. I've been doing it this way (with some refinements)
since version 5.2. I've never done an upgrade (too many
horror stories).
Alan
Sean Middleditch wrote:
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> Sorry for attitude, but for the last few days I've been seriously wishing
> I just kept my Mandrake 7.0 installation.. MDK 7.0 was the best, and 7.1 is
> really not impressing me. Again, sorry. I'll try and calm down a bit next
> time... :) Not your guys' fault, I know.
>
> Sean Middleditch
