[ubuntu-uk] Re-installs - How do exp users do it?

[Colin Watson]

On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 10:42:11AM +0100, Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> I often read users saying when a new or new stable version is released 
> they do a fresh install and then re-install all their configs and 
> programs and other goodies.
> So...
> If I want to do a fresh install as above to end up with almost a clone 
> of my present system running on a new version of Ubuntu (or just a clean 
> one ) how can I get all my settings and all my programs etc without 
> doing it all manually - one program at a time  ?? How do the exp people 
> do it?

IME most of the real experts just upgrade, and that's what we (the
Ubuntu development team) recommend. You should only need to reinstall if
you've really screwed up your system and can't figure out how to get it
back.

Cheers,

-- 
Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]