On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 02:04 PM, Brett A. Taylor wrote:
Hi there,
On December 2, 2003 01:44 am, eddie wrote:
Brett, if I understand what you are asking, the simple answer is: No,
Strange?? I do it all the time with my SuSE distros. I update my system by formating and installing in the other partitions but don't format my home partition and thereby keep all my personal data in tact. Is there something unique about the Mandrake fs, that I don't know about?
My simply answer is: Yes, it should work.
Thanks, that's the answer I was looking for!
because each linux Operating System (OS) needs its own "/home" but you could make it work depending on how you re-partioned your hard-drive. (I am assuming you want to keep your Mandrake OS, if for no other reason to aid in your install of SuSE)
Errr . . . if you read above doesn't Brett say that he wants to format his Mandrake OS?
That is correct!
Thanks. I thought it sounded right and it would work, but I wanted to check. Nobody wants to lose /home!
I know it's a little late, but I just did an install with 9.0 over mandrake 9.1. I didn't do anything special, it recognized my existing home directories and left them intact. Don't know if they work, but everything seems to be in there. hdware: amd k-6 550 with miscellaneous leftover hardware. Can look for specifics is it means anything. Doubt it though. 9.0 ui has been very impressive on the install and configuration over past versions. For what it's worth and good luck. will