On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 02:25:30PM -0400, Neal Becker wrote: > jd1008 wrote: > > > > > It would be a great idea if Fedora would provide > > a way to downgrade to the immediately previous release > > (from which the upgrade was performed), if the user > > decides (for some reason) to return to the previous > > release. This would completely obviate the need to > > do a backup, and restore - especially for a 1TB or > > more drives (I have a 4TB drive, for example). > > > > Cheers, > > JD > > > > I'm hoping that my f22 install into a btrfs subvol will do this for me. > I'll see what happens when I try it. well, at the risk of seeming curmudgeonly, I can play Devil's Advocate and point out that you already have full control over this, all you gotta do is make a full backup before you do the installation. Use 'dd' to make a bitwise image of the partition (or drive) then if the updgrade/installation fails, just use 'dd' to pour the bits back in place. :) > > -- > Those who fail to understand recursion are doomed to repeat it > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 ----------------------------- The Boulder Pledge ----------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
