About to blow away X, what do I need to backup?

[Net Llama!]

I've done 4 builds of XFree86-4.x and the results have always been good. 
  Worst case was that i had to run xf86config to generate a better 
XF86Config file, but other than that it was quite painless.

Tim Wunder wrote:
> Well, that *is* an option. I've got a spare partition that I'm planning 
> (someday) to use to install a distro to replace the eW3.1 I'm currently 
> running. (Although, as much as I've updated this thing, I guess I really 
> can't call it eW3.1 anymore -- maybe I'll call it eW-TW3.1+. ) But, for now, 
> backup and go was the path of least resistance.
> 
> Regards,
> Tim
> 
> (Woo-Hoo - X finally finished compiling -- time to really f'up my system :-))
> 
> On Thursday 12 September 2002 09:35 pm, m.w.chang wrote:
> 
>>that's why I experiement it on another harddisk first.
>>I always wonder those distributors of linux would ever welcome customesr
>>to escape her control ... some parents just don't want kids to grow up,
>>like well, Mr. Love.
>>
>>Tim Wunder wrote:
>>
>>>That's fine, but I'm not the only user of this system, and if I hork X, I
>>>need to recover quickly.
>>>
>>>
>>>>I didn't bother to backup. I chose to start from ground zero. :)
> 
> 

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