On 15 Apr 2003, Mike wrote: > just to clarify, by upgrade, I mean a clean install, with all my files > in /home I have found this trick very useful in the past when upgrading or reinstalling a system that has a separate /home partition that will survive the upgrade/install: $ cd $ mkdir oldstuff $ mv .???* oldstuff/ Do this before an upgrade (or just after one). The reasoning is that many old config files in your home directory tend to be a wee bit unsuitable for new apps or app versions. (The .???* filemask is a hangover from the old days - I am too chicken to risk having a command operate on . and .. as well ;-) ) Then log in, and check things out. You can always bring back previous configs from ~/oldstuff/ if they are too painful to recreate. One of the biggest beneficiaries of this trick has been (for me) KDE, but many other apps, like gaim, galeon, etc. have also benefitted from not being forced to emulate old version configs. Not saying that this is a magic mantra, but it does help fix many stability issues for me, and often lets me discover a cool new feature I wouldn't have discovered otherwise. Atul -- ------------------------------------------- Atul Chitnis | achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxx Exocore Consulting | http://www.exocore.com Bangalore, India | +91 (80) 344-0397 -------------------------------------------
