On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:19 PM, david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts. > > I've got a feisty desktop that has grown like topsy. It's running > several services eg: webserver, mail , postgres, mysql, apt-caching, > Nvidia proprietary drivers, accounting software, etc etc.. lots of > "stuff". Probably things I've completely forgotten about. > > At one time, I changed the UUID's in fstab to the old fashioned /dev > id's (because of compatibility issues at the time with Mondo). Some > things have been installed from source, some from .deb that I have > downloaded, and most from simple apt-get. > > To complicate things, the box already has 4 hard drives installed, so > installing another one for copying is probably not an option. > > In other words, it's a complete mish-mash. > > Some things are critical, some important, some trivial. > > I also made the mistake of using Automatix, and I've read that it has > the potential to completely break upgrades. > > The system works fine, but it's getting old and I want to upgrade to > Hardy. I think maybe a complete new Hardy, but what's the way to make > sure I don't lose stuff... or is it too late :) > > I'm sure there is no simple answer, but does anyone have any thoughts or > experience?
backup boot to hardy live cd shrink fs install hardy on new partition/lvm (there is some manual work to make it install on lvm, pretty trivial once you learn what needs to be done) migrate services to hardy, trying to use repeatable steps (e.g. try to script all the commands you accumulate during the process). Just an idea... --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
