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]
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>
> 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]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote:
> >
> > 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]
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> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
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> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > 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...
> > >
> > > So if I'd were you, I'd backup your self-modified
> /etc files
> > and your
> > > /home/<username> and go for a fresh install!
> > >
> > > Although I had some problems with the installer of
> Knot 3...
> > > * Unable to select "no localization", so I selected
> "English"
> > > * Partitioner doesn't start 99% of the time
> > > * Random hangs when clicking forward so I've started then
> > installer
> > > dozens of times...
> > >
> > > When you do get edgy running, things are much
> smoother...
> > >
> > > -H-
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Vincent
> > there was a HOWTO about backing up a home directory. Frankly
> speaking
> > you can just tar gzip it and burn on the dvd. Also it is a
> good idea to
> > back up any customised files from you /etc and maybe you
> sources.list to
> > keep track of unofficial repos you use. Once you've done it
> you may
> > start installing Edgy. When you reach partitioning part do
> not reformat
> > you home partition and assign it to /home. Reformat your
> root partition
> > and that's it. If anything goes wrong you still have a
> backup of you
> > home directory.
> >
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> > Vincent
> >
> is your /home dir big? You can use USD stick for example if it is not
> very big.
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