Hi Janne!
Am 13.08.2013 15:35 schrieb Janne Johansson:
I don't think the upgrade will mess with files in /root ever, so it
should be as safe as /home/other-user.
Yes, I agree - but my question relates to a "fresh install" of the
system.
If you install-and-wipe-your-disks-accidentally I'd think /home is in
the same kind of danger.
Of course, you are quite right: "Accidentially" this can always happen
(and has happend to me before).
But as "Step 1" is for upgrading _and_ a fresh install my question
aimed at the less experienced who might feel that it is time to
reinstall. I just remembered one of the best advices the OpenBSD-FAQ has
to offer in http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Multibooting: "Note:
this is a really good time to remind you that blindly typing commands in
you don't understand is a really bad idea." :-)
All the best,
STEFAN
2013/8/13 Stefan Wollny <ste...@wollny.de>
Hi there,
I usually follow -current installing snapshots as soon as they
become available.
Being just an ordinary though happy user I know OpenBSD is not for
the mindless and carefully check and read (and at least try to
understand) what is written on the wall on openbsd.org/faq/current
[1]. The latest entry and advice on the ABI break catched my
attention:
The first step is to save the info on the packages installed - but:
Is saving this info in /root a good idea when doing a fresh install?
Wouldn't /home/{user}/ be more advisable as /home should be on a
seperate partition not to be touched when mindfully doing a fresh
install as implicitly advised in step 3?
Just curious if I understood the advice - I do know how to do it.
I should not finish without a BIG THANKYOU to the devs!
Regards,
STEFAN
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