On Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've seen comments here that it's better to do a new install of MDK 10 > then an update. I just did an update on my Sony Viao laptop and it went > well except for the sound, but that's always been a problem. Before I > install 10 on my main machine I'd like to hear the pros & cons of Update > vs New install. One other argument I've heard somewhere is that with a new install, you get configuration files the way they should be, and work.
With upgrades, you may potentially have the case where your configuration files are invalidated, or your configuration exposes some exploit/flaw/bug that, up to the new install, wasn't known. Anyway, that was the general gist of it. I usually do a clean install, because by the time I'm reinstalling I'm so fed up with how cluttered my system is that I just smash the thing into oblivion (hooray for /home partitions!) I guess it's all just personal preference and common sense whether you should upgrade or install. .Philip
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