I also back up /etc. You can't just plop a FC2 /etc onto an fc3 upgrade, but it is handy to have your old /etc settings just in case they go missing during the upgrade. On Tue, 2004-11-09 at 19:07 +0100, Truls Gulbrandsen wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > I am preparing to upgrade from fc2 to fc3 and have made a backup of my > /home directory. > > Are there other directories or files that should be copied before I upgrade? > > Will the upgrade option give me a complete installation or will it only > upgrade files and modules already installed? > > If I do a complete new installation will it be sufficient to install > additional programs such as gramps, thunderbird and firefox and then > copy the content of /home back to the hd to make it all work with data, > bookmarks and stored mail? > > Any thing else I should be aware of in order to restore my pc with fc3 > without too much trouble? > > > Thanks, > Truls Gulbrandsen > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFBkQdZickK29LSyG8RAiWqAKCFPVgegnMa5FQSnpbmGInUEB5pMgCglCnK > WvIuQ/fW8Y4RKJh+roeNtmY= > =30pZ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list -- Kim Lux (Mr.) Diesel Research Inc