On Tuesday 03 December 2002 10:59 am, Dennis & Sue wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tru64 User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 8:51 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Fresh Install Advice > > > Go 9.0...and learn not to blame the software always > > for user errors. My first move to 9.0 was a disaster, > > but then i learnt that there were a lot of things I > > did wrong!! > > All is smooth now......much slicker! > > > > Richard Mollel > > > > --- Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday 03 Dec 2002 10:48 am, Dennis & Sue wrote: > > > > Hello folks, > > > > My harddrive is finally dying, and due to be > > > > > > replaced this weekend > > > > > > > hopefully ). > > > > At this moment, there are only 2 good partitions > > > > > > left ( both Windows ). > > > > > > > So anyway, with the new harddrive comes the > > > > > > opportunity to load whatever > > > > > > > version of Linux I prefer. > > > > Up until yesterday, It was Mandrake 8.2. I liked > > > > > > this version, As did my > > > > > > > wife, ( Plenty of card games, eye candy, ease of > > > > > > use for her, etc ). You > > > > > > > get the point. > > > > Now, I am wondering about version 9. I am > > > > > > intrigued by KDE 3, and would > > > > > > > probably like it. > > > > However, from this list it seems there are some " > > > > > > bugs " that I might not > > > > > > > enjoy, Actually it seems like quite a few. > > > > I am wondering if it is worth it when the time > > > > > > comes to load version 9, or > > > > > > > stick with 8.2, and wait for a new version say, > > > > > > 9.1 or something. > > > > > > > Does version 9 have the card games like 8.2 ? > > > > > > Especially the gnome > > > > > > > freecell, and Klondike ( solitaire ) ? > > > > Thank you for your input. > > > > > > I would say that if you can you should keep 8.2 AND > > > install 9.0. Experiences > > > of 9.0 have been very different. If you get a good > > > install, as mine was, you > > > will have few problems and you can then ditch 8.2 > > > > > > And yes, there are as many card games etc. as you > > > could want > > > > > > Anne > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > > Ok It's decided then, Mandrake 9 here we come ! Just thought I would mention this as a future aid maybe. Whenever I do an install I install from scratch, but, I always have a partition called /obj that I save all of my /home stuff that I want to keep. Like photos or mail etc. Before I wipe the disk I transfer that /home stuff to /obj and then when I format the drive I keep the /obj intact and do not reformat it. What this does is gives me a clean /var, /usr, /home and / partitions and I can pull the good stuff back into home as desired. Hope that was clear and not badly put. It does save me a problem with conflicting files as the release numbers go up. HTH. -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842
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