Re: Edgy upgrade question

OK, thanks, I think I'll manage as soon as I find a way to backup everything. On 9/22/06, Jari Rahkonen < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Vincent wrote:> I did make a separate home partition. I just don't know how to keep it when > re-installing. Anyway, this is a good opportunity to convince my friend> t

Re: Edgy upgrade question

Vincent wrote: > I did make a separate home partition. I just don't know how to keep it when > re-installing. Anyway, this is a good opportunity to convince my friend > that > next time he makes himself a separate home partition. > Keeping the home partition is easy. Just choose to do the partiti

Re: Edgy upgrade question

I did make a separate home partition. I just don't know how to keep it when re-installing. Anyway, this is a good opportunity to convince my friend that next time he makes himself a separate home partition. On 9/21/06, Matías Szeftel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't know if you did this, but next

Re: Edgy upgrade question

I don't know if you did this, but next time consider making a separate /home partition. It can really make thinks more simple when re-installing. > No, it's too big. But I'll probably find some way to do it... > > On 9/21/06, *Foxy* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Vi

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No, it's too big. But I'll probably find some way to do it...On 9/21/06, Foxy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Vincent wrote:> Well, making the backup is not the problem, it's just that I don't have > an external harddrive, nor a CD or DVD burner, so I'd have to upload it> somewhere.>> On 9/21/06, * Foxy

Re: Edgy upgrade question

Vincent wrote: > Well, making the backup is not the problem, it's just that I don't have > an external harddrive, nor a CD or DVD burner, so I'd have to upload it > somewhere. > > On 9/21/06, * Foxy* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Vincent wrote: > > Hmm..

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Well, making the backup is not the problem, it's just that I don't have an external harddrive, nor a CD or DVD burner, so I'd have to upload it somewhere.On 9/21/06, Foxy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Vincent wrote:> Hmm.. OK, I might just do that, just need to find a place to backup my> files to (an

Re: Edgy upgrade question

Vincent wrote: > Hmm.. OK, I might just do that, just need to find a place to backup my > files to (and find out how to re-use my home partition). > > Thanks! > > On 9/21/06, *Harold Aling * <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Vincent wrote: > > Yes, but my problem

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Hmm.. OK, I might just do that, just need to find a place to backup my files to (and find out how to re-use my home partition).Thanks!On 9/21/06, Harold Aling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Vincent wrote: > Yes, but my problem is: I don't know which packages I installed from> alternative repositories.I

Re: Edgy upgrade question

Vincent wrote: > Yes, but my problem is: I don't know which packages I installed from > alternative repositories. I upgraded my Dapper to Edgy yesterday and I now have ~200 packages that want to be uninstalled, including lots of system libraries. I hosed half of my system before noticing it...

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Vincent wrote: > Yes, but my problem is: I don't know which packages I installed from > alternative repositories. > > On 9/21/06, *Foxy* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Vincent wrote: > > But what about the packages already installed from that repository? >

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Yes, but my problem is: I don't know which packages I installed from alternative repositories.On 9/21/06, Foxy < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Vincent wrote:> But what about the packages already installed from that repository? > Those aren't meant for edgy so should either be upgraded or removed...>> On

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Vincent wrote: > But what about the packages already installed from that repository? > Those aren't meant for edgy so should either be upgraded or removed... > > On 9/21/06, *Foxy* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Vincent wrote: > > Hey, I was wondering, if I wa

Re: Edgy upgrade question

But what about the packages already installed from that repository? Those aren't meant for edgy so should either be upgraded or removed...On 9/21/06, Foxy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Vincent wrote: > Hey, I was wondering, if I want to upgrade to edgy, what do I have to> do with my repositories? I've

Re: Edgy upgrade question

Vincent wrote: > Hey, I was wondering, if I want to upgrade to edgy, what do I have to > do with my repositories? I've added a few alternatives but the > probably don't all have edgy versions. I can't just remove the > repositories I guess because I have packages from them installed. What > sho