Good Idea for new users

[Gilles Gravier]

I was saying that Karl was spreading FUD... and agreeing with you,
Leonard about no need to worry new users. :)

GIlles.

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> 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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