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On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: <snip> > The first complication is keeping UIDs and GIDs in sync, which isn't > that hard if you only have one or two users. > > The second is that many apps aren't downwardly compatible, so if one > distro uses Firefox 3.5 and one 3.1, and you update your firefox > settings, it may not even start in another. > > But I'd have thought try out the distro, see if it is any good, before > you start shuffling the fiddly things like mail config, browser settings > etc, into the distro. > > 90+% of what you need to know about a distro is found out in installing > it, and checking what applications they bundle. Of course if what you > find out by installing the distro is that the installer ate your data > partition you might not be a very happy bunny. > > Me I just install new distros I'm interested in on an old computer and > give it a bash for a few hours, given people give away better computers > than the one I've used for this for years this doesn't have to be a > luxury activity. Thanks for the advice. My plan sounds like an un-necessary hassle, lol! I will do as you do and get an old computer for the task. Just need to get through all the uni work and then I _really_ want to give Debian a spin...... Thank you :-) Roly -- 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