No, it's too big. But I'll probably find some way to do it...<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/21/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Foxy</b> <<a href="mailto:foxy@on-the-hill.me.uk">foxy@on-the-hill.me.uk</a>> wrote:
</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Vincent wrote:<br>> Well, making the backup is not the problem, it's just that I don't have
<br>> an external harddrive, nor a CD or DVD burner, so I'd have to upload it<br>> somewhere.<br>><br>> On 9/21/06, * Foxy* <<a href="mailto:foxy@on-the-hill.me.uk">foxy@on-the-hill.me.uk</a><br>> <mailto:
<a href="mailto:foxy@on-the-hill.me.uk">foxy@on-the-hill.me.uk</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> Vincent wrote:<br>> > Hmm.. OK, I might just do that, just need to find a place to<br>> backup my<br>
> > files to (and find out how to re-use my home partition).<br>> ><br>> > Thanks!<br>> ><br>> > On 9/21/06, *Harold Aling * < <a href="mailto:h.aling@home.nl">h.aling@home.nl
</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:h.aling@home.nl">h.aling@home.nl</a>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:h.aling@home.nl">h.aling@home.nl</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:h.aling@home.nl">h.aling@home.nl</a>
>>><br>> > wrote:<br>> ><br>> > Vincent wrote:<br>> > > Yes, but my problem is: I don't know which packages I<br>> installed from<br>> > > alternative repositories.
<br>> ><br>> > I upgraded my Dapper to Edgy yesterday and I now have ~200<br>> > packages that<br>> > want to be uninstalled, including lots of system libraries. I<br>
> > hosed half<br>> > of my system before noticing it...<br>> ><br>> > So if I'd were you, I'd backup your self-modified /etc files<br>> and your<br>> > /home/<username> and go for a fresh install!
<br>> ><br>> > Although I had some problems with the installer of Knot 3...<br>> > * Unable to select "no localization", so I selected "English"<br>> > * Partitioner doesn't start 99% of the time
<br>> > * Random hangs when clicking forward so I've started then<br>> installer<br>> > dozens of times...<br>> ><br>> > When you do get edgy running, things are much smoother...
<br>> ><br>> > -H-<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > xubuntu-devel mailing list<br>> > <a href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">
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</a><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > Vincent<br>> there was a HOWTO about backing up a home directory. Frankly speaking<br>> you can just tar gzip it and burn on the dvd. Also it is a good idea to
<br>> back up any customised files from you /etc and maybe you sources.list to<br>> keep track of unofficial repos you use. Once you've done it you may<br>> start installing Edgy. When you reach partitioning part do not reformat
<br>> you home partition and assign it to /home. Reformat your root partition<br>> and that's it. If anything goes wrong you still have a backup of you<br>> home directory.<br>><br>><br>> --
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https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel</a>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> --<br>> Vincent<br>><br>is your /home dir big? You can use USD stick for example if it is not<br>very big.<br><br>
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