On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 17:24, Merlin Zener wrote: > Hello all, > > I've just got hold of 4 Mandrake 10.0 CDs; I'll be upgrading from 9.0, > and I wanted to ask if there's anything particular I should [or should > not] do to ensure a smooth transition. > > I'm currently dual booting with WIN2KPRO, and I don't want to mess up > that partition, or mess with the LILO setup as it is. > > If I just put the CD in and boot, will it notice what's already there > and put itself over the top of the old 9.0 install, or will I have to > make sure it doesn't stomp on anything that it shouldn't? > > What kind of backup should I do first, just in case anything goes wrong? > I'm guessing, simply copy anything that's in /home/merlin, but where > else are things kept that I need to back up? What about Mozilla, Pan and > Evolution - where do they keep their files? [Oh, btw, I still didn't get > any answer about how to get my bookmarks and passwords back in Mozilla, > in the other thread...] Is there a Linux equivalent of the registry that > I should back up? [and would it work with 10.0 anyway?] > > Anything else I should be aware of? Any "gotcha"s? Something maybe that > you guys have come across and dealt with before me? > > TIA for all advice [as usual:) ] > > -- > Merlin Zener
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