Blood Lesson WARNING re "WARTY" Install

nocturn ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org
Mon May 9 14:55:19 UTC 2005


vailima Wrote: 
> 

> I suggest this as "WARTY" UBUNTU will destroy/write over/delete/remove
> ALL files currently on your hard drive. Unlike Mandrake, "WARTY" UBUNTU
> will NOT reside with another operating system on the same hard drive.

> 

> I found this out the hard way ... only I had and have backup files and
> data stored on other microcomputers which I own.

> 



Ubuntu (Wary & Hoary) is quite capable of dual booting with another
OS.

You were asked about partitioning on install and probably selected
'entire HD'.



I installed Warty just file while leaving a shared /home swap and my
Gentoo root intact.


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nocturn




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