a list of the things you can save pops up, and you tick the box's of those
things that you want to keep..

the basic stuff would be:

security.
postfix.
apache.
kde & gnome
related apps.
kmail mozilla etc etc..

just the usuauls...

and  any settings that are the defaults would not need to be saved..

Then we could all reinstall every 6 months and have the new install
configured just as the old one was with no effort at all..


wonderful  :-)

now, how do we convince mandrake that its fantastic to have the latest
version, but its a pain to have to reconfigure everything every 6 months to
get it..


rgds

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Roger Sherman
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 9:42 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Hows this for an idea for Mandrake.


On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, frankie wrote:

>
> Hi guys,
>
> We know that its always better to install rather then upgrade,
>
> But I get really sick of reinstalling endlessly to get the latest stuff..
> and I was thinking about that.
>
> Wouldn't it be a fantastic thing if Mandrake created an "Export system &
> user Settings" drake tool.???
>
>
> and a drake import settings.   this tool would go and collect settings
from
> running services, users and security, and you could save the config to a
> floppy, wipe the drive, reinstall and insert the floppy and run the import
> drake, which sets it all up for you again.. (that way you get to have the
> latest config files, rather then keeping files like smb.conf and putting
it
> in the next version..)
>
>
> what do you guys thing? is that a good idea or what?

I like it! Especially if you had some control over what it looked for, say
like a gui panel where you could enter in the services that you use, etc.



>
>
>
> rgds
>
> Frank
>
>
>
>


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