| From: Heinz Diehl <htd@xxxxxxxxxx> | Only speaking for myself: I always try to upgrade first, having a | complete backup, of course. If it doesn't work, I reinstall. There's | nothing to loose, since I'm expecting to reinstall anyway. There is a risk: things can be subtly wrong, in such a way that you don't notice. At least not right away. | That said, there are other things too which has been annoying me the | last years, and contributes further to *not* upgrading: systems which | had been upgraded showed often some weird behaviour the next few weeks | after upgrading. Small things didn't work, which worked for many | others. After doing a reinstall, these things worked for me too.. This sounds like an example of a subtle problem that you didn't notice at first. ===================== Backing up an OS seems like a bit of a waste of time. I try to record my customization and back that up. That's why I like text-based config files: I use RCS to record changes. In a GUI world, it is seductively easy to change things. Unfortunately there is no audit trail. I need an audit trail for anything more serious than a screenbackground setting. I was going to say volume setting, but there have been times where I've found that tricky. Any result you cannot reproduce is suspect. So too with OS configuration. ====================== Advice: upgrade or re-install Fedora often (at least every other release!). But you can choose your level of adventure by choosing which week after the release to do the upgrade. I find it worthwhile to read the release notes and common error lists. It appears that most people don't bother. -- 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
