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Re: Need advice before I install 5.2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Hazelett)
Sun Nov 15 01:00:16 1998
From: Steve Hazelett <hazelett@aa.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 19:17:43 -0800 (PST)
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"Jim Snyder" <jsnyder@davis.com> wrote:
>
> My questions are:
>
> Do I need to reformat my hard drive before I install 5.2 to avoid any
> conflicts?
No, you shouldn't need to do this. However doing a fsck on the drive
before upgrading wouldn't be a bad idea.
>
> If not, will my /home directory be overwritten? I have some files I
> need to
> keep in there if possible.
Your home directory should be just fine.
>
> Will I need to reconfigure PPP (edit resolv.conf) or does 5.2
> automatically
> import the previous settings?
I'm no expert, but my previous upgrades have always left resolv.conf as
it was.
>
> Are there any other suggestions or advice?
There is the obvious one, backup the drive first. I always make
recursive backups of important directories on my second drive, such
directories as /etc, home directory and any ones I have made myself that
contain important data.
It never hurts to not rush the upgrade and take a couple of days to
ponder what you want to do.
>
> Many thanks in advance for the help and advice!
>
> Jim Snyder
> jsnyder@davis.com
>
hazelett@aa.net
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