On 05/11/2015 08:45 AM, M. Fioretti wrote:
On 2015-05-11 06:08, Rolf Turner wrote:
I have finally reached a stage where I may have to bite the bullet,
grasp the nettle, screw my courage to the sticking place .... and
upgrade my Fedora version.
I am currently running Fedora 17. Which is of course antediluvian.
Hi Rolf, and all. Your email really begs a general question:
WHY upgrade, in a situation like yours? Does it really make sense?
Why not backup everything,
then completely ERASE the old installation, installing over it
the current version from SCRATCH, then configure it to work as you need?
Seriously. Wouldn't it be a much more reliable path, and consume much less
time in the end?
I don't think, these questions can be answered in "broad generality".
The decision on whether to upgrade or to reinstall depends on various
factors, esp. on a system's configurations, customizations and the
installer's technical skills. Both approaches have pros and cons, there
is no "black and white".
In simple, mostly non-customized (single-user desktop) installations
re-installing often is easy. To "new-comers" and less Linux-skilled
people it often is "much simpler"
In complex (multi-user, networked, "enterprize") installations,
upgrading often is easier, because recreating/restoring your
configuations can easily take a lot of time.
That said, I personally almost always upgrade and rarely "re-install".
Ralf
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