On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 08:37, Pinco wrote: > Hi, > I'm a beginner and I would like to learn how to do what you did! > > So, can you please explain me how to update from FC1 to FC2 mantaining all my configuration (gnome, applications etc) and users? How did you do? > > Thanks a lot, > Nino > Well Nino, Quite simple. When you first setup your linux box. be sure to create a /home partition. The rest is how tidy you are when you work. Try not to do any work outside of your home folder. eg </home/nino> If you make or edit any config files like ld.so.conf or your fstab you can create a hidden folder in your home dir and leave copies of those file there for reference. <mkdir .dirname> Also try and keep an updated list of the programs you have manually installed. your prefered stuff. Keep the rpms for these apps in a hidden folder in your home dir so that you can quickly get back up to speed. You are now quite prepared [Hopefully], Hold thumbs next time your box mysteriously dies. If you have really really broken it, and need to reload. Do a clean install and when you partition DO NOT FORMAT </home> partition and DO NOT CHANGE ITS NAME. Afterwards login as root or use the first welcome screen to add a user just recreate your user account and make sure that it uses the same dir as your previous home dir. In other words if your username is nino your home dir will probably be /home/nino use this dir for the user account you create. Logout root and login as nino and there you go. You will have to fix a few things that install outside of the home dir, also remember that if you had install apps and libs to satisfy dependencies you will have to reload them. The good thing is most of your browser, mail,themes, playlist, documents etc will still be intact. There is one other option and that is to create a backup of your home dir onto a cd or other media or server / pc etc. Good Luck PS you should have to reload if something small is irritating you, mail us with a fairly good description of problem and package names and version and output errors or output from logs. > -- > ============================== > http://www.vessella.it (italiano, esperanto, kiswahili, english) > http://www.changamano.org (Iniziative di solidarietà per la Tanzania) > http://www.lernado.it (Articoli di quotidiani della Tanzania, Corso di lingua swahili, Corso di lingua esperanto, Vocabolario esperanto-italiano, Jifunze lugha ya Kiesperanto, Kamusi ya Kiesperanto) Chadley Wilson Production PLanner / Analyst and Supervisor A division of Technobyte (Pty) Ltd. Registration No. 1993/00917/07 Email: chadley@xxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: +27 11 265 3000 (Switchboard) or 265 3195 (Direct) 083 342 3730 (Cell) Fax: + 27 11 265 3073 Web site: www.pinnacle.co.za WARNING: The information transmitted herewith is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies of the material.
