I wouldn't go so far as to say "all the time". I have upgraded before without problem. The only issue with upgrading vs clean install I have come across is it is logrithmically slower to upgrade than to simply do a reinstall. It takes frickin' forever to upgrade.
There is less pain involved with just reinstalling. If you setup your system right (with separate partitions for /usr/local and /home) then you can reinstall quicker than upgrading and not lose anything in the process. On Tuesday 13 November 2001 05:06 pm, you wrote: > then, WHY even offer a "upgrade" feature...if it causes problems...all > the time? > > I've noticed this with all versions...except 6.1. > > Phil wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 11:29, chuck wrote: > > > I did the 'upgrade' from 8.0 to 8.1. Now, any RPM command causes a > > > segmentation fault, usually after it says 'D: getting list of mounted > > > filesystems'. Wine also used to work, but it also gives me the > > > segmentation fault error. > > > > I have found that upgrading causes all sorts of problems. Try a fresh > > install. [...]
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