Am 04.10.2015 um 00:25 schrieb P. Gueckel:
Reindl Harald wrote:a clean install? are we now on windows?It's how I like to do it [tips fedora] I have never had problems with clean installs and I have formatted my drive so that there is always one spare partition available to use as root (ok, two, since I like to keep the previous Fedora, just in case something ever goes wrong). There is less configuration and fiddling with a clean install than with an upgrade, in my opinion, while, reading these lists, I see again and again mention of problems others have had with conflicts, unresolved dependencies, lingering outdated configs and whatnot. As soon as a problem arises, the first advice one receives will be to back up the home directory and start with a clean one. So, what is to be gained with an upgrade over a clean install? Time? Negligible, I think, and what gain there might be will be spent many times over comparing old and new configuration files.
that only works for users just browsing the web, reading some emails and using a random instant messenger - not if you *really* use your computer
for me it takes 3-4 days to get configurations and customizations back to a fresh install, besides i am responsible for around 35 Fedora installs which would mean 105 days of work - that would be finally a half release cycle
a fresh install because unresolved dependencies is laughable, the time of the fresh install you could learn to deal with them once instead burry the head in the sand
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