On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Praedor Tempus wrote: > Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 10:11:47 -0700 > From: Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: expert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [expert] A bit "afeared" of upgrading my laptop > > I am running 7.2 on my home system but on my laptop I still have 7.1 and > kde 1.1.2. > I am debating upgrading to 7.2 on my laptop but first want to know about > general > experiences in, first, upgrading vs dump and clean install. > > I bought my 7.2 from cheapbytes (and am hoping that it is 'real' rather > than a > partially beta version, like kde-1.95 or some other monster...haven't > checked yet). > > Is it relatively painless to do the upgrade or should I dump and > reinstall from scratch? > DO NOT USE UPGRADE DO A CLEAN INSTALL Of course that will still not guarantee a "no glitch" install as each new version of LM since 6.0 has tossed a few quicks into the kettle. I have tried not on laptops mind you but on desktop systems serveral installs-versus-upgrades and each time the Installs have given 95% less trouble. In one case an upgrade took 6-8 hours on on old P-120 only to see it crap out anyway which necessitated a clean re-install. BTW Some things which worked in LM 7.1 may not perform the same or as well in LM 7.2 while others will work better. Sometimes its a dice roll but to us enthusiats and if IT IS NOT A MISSION CRITICAL MACHINE, it is well worth the aggravation. Of course I still would like to know why my generic three button mouse instantly recognized and initialized by LM 6.1 has never had the same success since !? :) Good Luck William Bouterse Talkeetna
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