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Mark Jose wrote: > I never ever upgrade from one version to the next - whatever is claimed about > the reliability of doing so. I back up my personal data in the home directory > and install the new version freshly - then put the backed up data back. Alternatively mount / and /home on separate partitions. That way even if the whole OS goes down the swannee your personal data is safe. Your only risk then is if the hard disk itself develops a fault - nothing anyone can do about that. Kind regards, Julian -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html