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Rob Beard wrote: > > I must admit going on upgrading from 9.04 to the Alpha(?) of Ubuntu > 9.10, I did wonder if it might be quicker to wipe / and just reinstall > telling it to use my existing /home (but then I guess I'd have to add > back all the other applications). Applications are easy, just use "dpkg --get-selections" Settings are harder to preserve, I've never tried debconf-get-selections but it is recommended only for identical installs which different versions aren't. > I can see benefits to both methods. I'd be doubtful of multiple upgrades. I've done a couple of versions of Debian on boxes to save the time reconfiguring complex set-up, but it was pretty marginal and you end up retrofitting settings in certain old configuration files. -- 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