On Fri, 2009-04-24 at 06:01 -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: > Each time I read this I ask why it should be necessary to > scrape off all the old paint before putting on a new coat. > > It seems to me that the distribution creators should know how to clean up > and remove conflicting packages during the upgrade process, particularly if > the default filesystem has changed. I don't mean to be critisizing or > contentious, but would like to understand why, at this stage of linux > maturity, upgrades can cause problems fixed by a clean install.
Unfortunately (?), I think Microsoft upgrades suffer from the same overall problem. Fresh installs lead to fewer problems than upgrades there too. One thing I do to deal with the upgrade cycle is have a separate partition for my /home directory. It at least preserves my basic settings when I do fresh installs. Though I had a strange problem with Evolution (lost about a month of email) when I dual-booted the 32- and 64- bit Hardy Herons on my Core 2 Duo. It re-emphasized the importance of regular backups for me. Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
