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On 29/04/16 18:23, M. J. Everitt wrote: > On 29/04/16 17:58, Eion MacDonald wrote: >> On 29/04/2016 16:45, Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint wrote: >>> yeah i would second that view. I find doing a fresh install a lot more >>> successful then trying to upgrade linux mint/ubuntu/cub linux(still >>> not sure about this one but it runs well on a machine with low memory >>> and slow cpu) >>> >>> >>> mark >>> >> I would assume with everyone having a separate /home partition, that a >> fresh install is always easiest. >> However I tend do do fresh installs of Linux Mint /Ubuntu and OpenSUSE >> but always discard old Knoppix and use new original one. No /home stuff >> saved in Knoppix. >> >> > I quite like my rolling-release Gentoo distro .. completely different to > having to 'do' updates or 'install' a release .. you just "emerge > --update @world" and off you go. Of course, be prepared to make a few > cups of coffee - its a source-based distribution too, so it's going to > compile it all. Very flexible though :D > > MJE Addendum, being a source-based distro, you can install packages directly from github/etc .. there's even provision for it in the standard package manager called 'live ebuilds' ... :]
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