On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Joe Zeff <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/21/2011 07:06 PM, Fedora User wrote: >> >> It has been awhile and I was unaware of the many advances that >> developers have made in installation. It has never been this easy, >> intuitive and fast. > > > That's good to know. Even if I manage to get this desktop cleaned up and > working, I'm considering saving up enough money to upgrade to a new mobo. > (This one's been working for about eight years, now, and is showing its > limitations.) When I do, there's no reason not to get one with enough RAM > to need a 64 bit system, meaning, of course, a clean install. Hearing how > easy it is is very good news. I agree whole-heartedly - I have been doing almost exclusively clean installs for many years - with suitable forward planning it is possible to do an install, configure the new system and bring users back from backup files within about two and a half to three hours - possibly a little longer for systems with a number of server functions. However my experience has been that clean installs done with intelligent planning and using backup files for configs and user files saves a considerable amount of time overall, and gives the new system a better likelihood for running well without the almost inevitable problems that have come from the upgrade of an older system. -- mike c -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
