Good Idea for new users

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) it is not.  It was just my experience countering Karl's suggestion.  And I do stand by my statement about fresh install vs. upgrade.  It is my experience and I consider good advice and easier to do, IMHO. 
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net


--- On Fri, 10/30/09, Gilles Gravier <ggravier at fsfe.org> wrote:

> From: Gilles Gravier <ggravier at fsfe.org>
> Subject: Re: Good Idea for new users
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 9:00 AM
> I just did an upgrade from 9.04 to
> 9.10... and same experience. Flawless...
> 
> No point in spreading FUD.
> 
> Gilles.
> 
> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> > --- On Fri, 10/30/09, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> From: Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Good Idea for new users
> >> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for
> general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >> Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 8:27 AM
> >>
> >>     I think that the Karmac
> 9.10 version of
> >> Ubuntu should be 
> >> offered with advice to use the ext3 file system
> and the
> >> Grub 
> >> version 1 boot.
> >>
> >>     I think this because a
> huge number of
> >> problems surround the 
> >> new versions of both critical items. A new user
> does not
> >> want 
> >> to hear this.
> >>
> >> 73 Karl
> >>
> >>
> >>     
> > Why? A fresh install on an ext4 partition has worked
> for be flawlessly on both grub2 and ext4 fs.  Maybe
> better advice is to install on a fresh partition and not
> just upgrade from an older version which has always
> presented issues for me and is why I now always install on a
> fresh partition instead of upgrading.  YMMV.
> > BTW, grub2 did pick up all my other ubuntu partitions
> and my 2 vista partitions so I can't buy the
> recommendation.
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> >
> >
> >   
> 
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