dapper install

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Me - Atlantic wrote:
> I have a workstation running breezy that i'd like to bring up to dapper.
> I've had problems with the dist-upgrade, and was able to successfully
> upgrade my laptop to dapper with a fresh install (i used this box as a
> guinea pig)...
> 
> I have my mail accounts and alot of files that i use daily on this
> particular box, so trial and error isn't really an option here.
> 
> mail, firefox bookmarks, firefox extensions and plugins, and working
> data files are all very necessary, along with desktop settings, etc.
> 
> is there a way that i can preserve these and restore them after the
> dapper install? (Due to the number of problems i had with the
> dist-upgrade, i'm paranoid about using it on this machine and i feel
> comfortable doing it from a fresh install)

Whatever the solution to the re-install, upgrade, etc etc, you will be
aware that there there is no substitute for a good backup of data, and
also perhaps, of configuration files also. A test of the backup to
verify it works as you expect, is just as important.

If my data was something I relied upon very heavily in my life I would
also want to take more than one backup before a known risky event.
Risky that is, from my own uncertainties, rather than the underlying
facilities.

Hope it goes well.
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ac