Re: Desktop user: Etch or the next testing?
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Joe Hart wrote:
> Wei Chen wrote:
>
> [snip]
>> What I currently do to handle scratch installation is that: Before I do
>> the installation, I rename /home to something like /abc to make sure the
>> installation process won't touch it. During the installation, I choose
>> to use existing partition and not to re-partition or format. And after
>> the installation is finished, I remove the new /home that is generated
>> during the installation and rename /abc back.
>
> Wouldn't it be easier to let the system install in one partition and not
> tell the installer to use your old /home at all. Then when the install
> is complete, delete the /home that it created and add a line in
> /etc/fstab for your /home instead?
>
> What an installer doesn't know about, it's less likely to mess up.
>
Yes, I agree. It is just that it becomes difficult for an existing
system to change its file system without re-install.
If I install the system again or on a new machine, I will consider using
LVM from the very beginning. For the current system, I will think of
whether to change when I have free time. Thanks. :)
BTW, I see the power of LVM now. Just recall that we have a Etch file
server that have two big disks. We have to call them "data1" and "data2"
respectively. This gives the users inconvenience, too.
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Cheers,
Wei Chen
http://www.acplex.com/people/wchen/
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