__/ [ Liam O'Toole ] on Sunday 01 October 2006 22:36 \__
> On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:46:29 GMT
> Roger Fletcher <rogerlinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have been using suse 10.0 for about a year now, i am looking at
>> updating to 10.1.
>>
>> the question i have is it possible to install 10.1 onto a dormant
>> partion (that currently has XP on) and have the computer to boot up
>> and i have the option to boot into 10.0 or 10.1?
>>
>> So for example
>>
>> /home
>> suse 10.0
>> swop
>> suse 10.1
>>
>> Will this work ok, or will it mess up my existing data on /home.
>>
>> Or have i missed something and there is an easier or better way?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Roger
>
> Sharing the same /home is likely to lead to problems: different
> versions of the same software will be reading from and writing to the
> same configuration files. Better to keep your current /home intact
> until you decide to upgrade.
I'd second that. When I tried moving settings from one version of KDE to
another this led to flakiness. That said, adjacent versions in an upgrade
will behave sensible, but only in the _upward direction_. Do not expect
software on 10.1 to write files which will play nice under 10.0. There is
little to be lost from division into two separate /home's. You can 'mix and
match' the files that you would like to keep (e.g. settings for a particular
program in 10.1) and those that you wish to carry from your older partition.
Just keep track of what's being 'fragmented' and forked, so to speak...
Hope it helps,
Roy
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