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On 10/8/05, scotthathcock@×××××××.net <scotthathcock@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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> My system has developed serious problems related to the emul libs. The |
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> advice given as a reply to my bug has made the system impossible to |
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> upgrade using emerge. It is possible the problem dates back to the |
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> 2004.3->2005.0 upgrade, I don't know. |
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> Is there a way to build a "from scratch" 2005.1 system over the net |
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> without having to download and boot from a CD? |
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Not that I know of... |
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> Will it leave my user |
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> directories alone? |
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The install will not use partitions that you don't tell it to use. If |
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your /home directory is a separate partition then it should be safe as |
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you do not have to mount it. If the /home directory is part of some |
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other partition then you should be careful. |
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> The installation docs assume that you don't have a |
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> runnig gentoo system and start with a boot CD. |
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Right, but you can modify this a bit by not creating new partitions |
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for /home and jsut reusing what's there, again, if you made home a |
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separate parrtition. |
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If you have room then you might also create a new partition, if you |
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have space, and then copy /home/USERS to it for safe keeping. |
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Basically, do backups before you start with a new install. |
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Good luck, |
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Mark |
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