Good Idea for new users

Leonard Chatagnier lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
Fri Oct 30 14:26:37 UTC 2009


So sorry as I did misinterpret what you said.  Sorry again.
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, 9:17 AM
> 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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