Re: [K12OSN] RH 8.0
Jack (jackpal@cfl.rr.com)
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 18:59:53 -0400
to save your settings just be sure to backup or move the /home directory off
the disk that will be formatted. Then just put it back when you are done
installing. Better yet mount /home via NFS and format at will. I use this
method because it makes it easy to replace and add LTSP servers.
Jack
On Thursday 03 October 2002 05:13 pm, anthony baldwin wrote:
> Wow,
> I am sure psyched for the new release! Especially now that I am on
> the long term tech goals committe at my school, and they want to upgrade
> from Win2k to Linux (Yeah, that IS an upgrade, not simply a migration,
> IMHO.). The one concern I have regarding making seerious changes to my
> present system is this: When I tried to move from the 7.2 release to the
> 7.3 I could not get the PPPoE configured to work with my DSL connection. I
> ended up doing a reinstall of 7.2, and had to reconfigure evrything all
> over again. I lost some files and all of my bookmarks, saved passwords,
> etc.
> Is there a way to save the bookmarks, passwords and other settings while
> doing an upgrade? I also wonder if it is going to take a while to get many
> of the OSS programs I now run to upgrade and be compatible with the new RH.
> The 7.2 release of k12, which I am still using, works great for me, but I
> am very open to an upgrade. I do still have a few issues, as it is. For
> instance, when printing, I have to add a long header to all docs, or I lose
> the top inch of them, no matter what program I attempt to print from (Abi,
> KWord, or OpenOffice.org). Also, running XCD Roast, I can copy CDs, but I
> have not once been able to burn files from the hard drive without copying
> them from another disk (thus, I can not burn my photos, music or other
> files to CD) even when I move the files to the same directory to which I
> copy a cd before a burn. I am hoping that these issues will eventually be
> solved. If they are, I may become completely M$ free. Presently, I still
> boot my Win98 partition to print some docs and to burn CDs of music,
> photos, etc., and run some games for my daughter. If I could solve these
> issues, I would wipe all Micro$lop from my hard drive and never look back!
>
> I must say, I think RH has gone a bit steep in pricing the Professional 8.0
> ($149.99). I am glad to have access to K12os, where I can acquire the full
> OS and developers tools at so low a cost. This will go a long way in
> aiding my school's upgrade.
>
> Tony
>
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