linux from nothing

[Andrew Mathews]

m.w.chang wrote:
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> I didn't need to backup my data partition to install COL 3.1
> I have no courage to do that with Redhat 8's installation. .. ...scarry....

  Yes, you *do* need to backup your data partition, especially if you're 
moving to a more modern filesystem type. (Caldera 3.1 is becoming 
obsolete quickly) You stand just as much of a chance of fat fingering 
something when installing Caldera, Slackware, Debian, or any of the 
others. People who say they don't need to backup their data for whatever 
reason do *not* gain sympathy for being sub-brilliant. Just because you 
*can* do a Caldera install and have a warm, fuzzy feeling about it 
doesn't give any justification for not having a backup, regardless of 
the distribution. I understand you're speaking of your confidence level, 
not of the actual, realistic differences of the install process, however 
backups shouldn't be based on this factor at all.

>> "without backup". If you had a backup wouldn't you be reinstalling 
>> from it, and if not, why do you have that backup, especially since you 
>> say it's a production system? This makes no sense at all.
>>
> 


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