So it's turning out much as I thought then, some of it will be fairly transparent, but It'll still need a bit of tinkering / tweaking. Looking like I'll have to learn about numeric user IDs, group IDs and partition-specific UUIDs though. But learning is a big part of why I'm doing this.
Cheers Matthew Phil On 5 September 2014 20:31, Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 05, 2014 at 07:10:58PM +0100, Bat Phil wrote: > > 1. I am using older hardware - AMD Semperon 3000+ (socket 754), which I > > understand is a 64 bit CPU. Will this run better, worse or no differently > > with the 64 bit OS over the 32 bit? > > 64 bit. This is mostly because the switch also enables some other CPU > features (like more registers) which make a significant difference. It will > take up a bit more RAM, but generally the other things make it worth it. > > > > 2. Currently I have 1Gb DDR400 RAM, although I have some 1Gb modules on > > their way to me so within a few days I'll hopefully have 3Gb (but I may > > have a dodgy DIMM socket so it might only be 2). Will I be able to do a > > graphical install with only the current 1Gb or am I better waiting until > > the new memory arrives? > > You can try and see. You'll definitely be happier with more. > > > 3. Am I correct in my assumption that my mail client (I will be using > > Thunderbird) stores all its e-mails and settings in a hidden directory > > within the home directory? > > Skipping this one because I'm not sure about Thunderbird. > > > > 4. If I do a reinstall later, will the OS pick up that I already have the > > home directory structure on a separate drive and automatically configure > to > > it or will I have to do a bit of tinkering? > > A bit of tweaking. But it's not hard. > > > 5. Will the reinstalled OS automatically recreate the user accounts based > > on the home directories that exist or will I still need to do that? > > If you reinstall, no. If you do an upgrade, yes. > > > 6. If I need to recreate the user accounts manually, will they > > automatically map to the correct user directories in the existing home > > directory structure or will that be more tinkering? > > A little bit of tinkering is necessary. You'll need to make sure you use > the > same numeric user IDs and group IDs -- file ownership is really based on > the > numbers, and the name is associated by looking in /etc/password. So if the > name matches but the number doesn't, the users won't be able to access > their > files. > > > 7. Besides my data, will the system also be able to access my e-mails, > > user-specific settings, etc. set up within the previous install? > > Stuff that's in your home direcory, yes. > > > 8. If I later upgrade my "data" drive, is it just a case of copying the > > home directory structure onto the new drive, plug it in and away I go, or > > will I need to configure the OS to recognise the new drive first? > > It depends how you configure it in the first place, but usually these days > (and by default in Fedora) the disk mounts are done by partition-specific > UUIDs -- long random-seeming strings. You'll need to find the new one (with > the "blkid" command or a GUI tool) and update /etc/fstab. > > Alternately, you can configure /etc/fstab to mount your home directory > based > on something else, including possibly drive letter (iffy, because that can > move around based on the order things are detected) or filesystem label > (which could be set to something like "/home"). > > > > -- > Matthew Miller > <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > Fedora Project Leader > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >
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