Sean Miller wrote: > I have this laptop running Mandriva... in the normal Ubuntu install > situation I'd effectively wipe off Mandriva and replace it with the > new OS, but is there any alternative? > > In other words, could I migrate from Mandriva to Hardy without wiping > out my webserver, home directories etc. as that is what I'd prefer to > do.
I assume, that you have default installation of Mandriva. In that case you have 3 partitions - system, home and swap. Mandriva keeps his webserver things under the /var/www (in system partition). So do next: backup the /var/www to the /home partition. In case that you run any databases, make their dump also to the /home partition. If yo want to keep your users make sure that you backup four files from /etc - group, gshadow, passwd and shadow. Install new OS and make sure, that you reformat your system partition but don't touch your home. On installation show that you have system, swap and home partitions (point to the right partitions). When istallation complete restore your /var/www and modify those four files under /etc (any text editor will do). Notify: Real users on Mandriva starts from 500 but on (K)Ubuntu (commonly on Debian) from 1000. Mandriva webserver user:group is apache:apache but on (K)Ubuntu (commonly on Debian) it is www-data:www-data. So you have to correct your users/permissions in those four files and/or on filesystem. -- With best regards HillarP -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
