On Sun, May 20, 2001 at 11:30:00PM -0400 or thereabouts, Brian Hartman wrote:
> I've had a bit of a problem upgrading through MandrakeUpdate. (It just plain
> hasn't worked for me!), so I wouldn't go that route if I was you. Your best
> bet is almost certainly to grab the ISO if you've got a burner, or to spring
> for the CDs on the Mandrake site or one of the others online.
I did by the PowerPack, as I use ViaVoice a lot..
> As far as whether you do an upgrade or a clean install, I would probably go
> with a clean install., assuming that you're starting off with a
Yah, Brian, I think you and Tom are right on this... a major hassle, but
it is probably the best way to go, fresh. I remember trying to upgrade
from 7.0 to 7.1 ... had major problems and had to do a fresh install
anyway...
> I'm on a fast connection, though, so rebuilding things like KDE from
> downloaded RPMs isn't much of an issue. If you've got any upgraded stuff,
> think long and hard before the fresh install.
I have a slow dialup, Thanks for you input ...
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Best regards,
Gary
Today's thought: It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
