On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:12:29 +0100
Basil Fowler <bjfowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I tend to agree about hassles with upgrades - but this is not just a KDE
> problem. For what it's worth here is my procedure. For this reason I prefer
> clean installs.
(If I wanted to reinstall each time a new version was out I would have stayed
with Windows...)
> One trick I have - try out the new version on a non critical user account.
> Also make a copy of the .kde directory as (say .jeg) and start with a
> spanking new .kde directory. Copy over the details from the .jeg to the .kde
> directories. This will through up the nasties, but in an orderly manner.
>
> If the worst comes to the worst, you can very easily return to the status quo
> ante.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Basil Fowler
That "other account" idea is simple, yet intriguing.
Still - *if* something borks, there's not much more that I can do but live
with it or wait for fixes.
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