On 09/09/12 23:48, lynn wrote:
Hi mmm Is that really saying that you tried the upgrade but it didn't work at some stage so you change your update method? L x
Well, I guess I lied a little in saying I "never" tried the upgrade path. Many years and a couple of machines ago, I tried an upgrade of what was then Red Hat. This was BF, Before Fedora. It didn't work very well, and I've not done it since. But that was a long time ago and is not very relevant, really. I'd come to Linux over time, having come from OS/2 which, among other things, offered a very capable range of maintenance installations alongside the main installation. Since I'm an inveterate fiddler-around with installed systems, I just became used to having to hand a comprehensive and reliable means of recovering from my mistakes. Linux can do that too, of course, but I've found it generally more convenient simply to maintain parallel installations and to replace the older of them with the latest in sequence rather than to mess about with upgrades. Re-creating preferred customizations isn't too much of a problem, although it can be boring. But it doesn't take very long. It might be more of a challenge in major commercial and/or multi-user circumstances, but this modest little 5- or 6-element home network isn't in that category. -- Robin K Wellington "Harbour City" New Zealand -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org