Uninstall / Reinstall
Keyes, Randall
randall.keyes@jnli.com
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 10:11:24 -0400
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Ouch. Probably leave Corel on my machine at home then (tri-boot with W2k,
FreeBSD, and Corel Linux) and simply re-image my W95/Corel Linux machine
here at work. I'll see if I can't work toward another machine at home on
which I can run RedHat.
Thanks for the input.
Randy Keyes
Network Services, JNL
randall.keyes@jnli.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Szidik [mailto:szidikm@mlc.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 9:35 AM
To: Paul_Melson@keykertusa.com
Cc: Keyes, Randall; linux-user@egr.msu.edu; linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu
Subject: Re: Uninstall / Reinstall
I agree with Pauls recommendation below.
If you have separate partition for something like /home then you
can preserve it, but the directories with programs, libraries and
config files probably should be erased and installed fresh.
______________________________________________________________________
Mark Szidik
System Administrator Ph: 517.694.4242 x17 Fax: 517.694.9303
Michigan Library Consortium http://www.mlc.lib.mi.us
On Mon, 30 Apr 2001 Paul_Melson@keykertusa.com wrote:
> >The customer support I have received from Corel has been less than what I
> had hoped.
> >What is the best way to uninstall Corel Linux 2.2 and then install RedHat
> Linux without reformatting or fdisking?
> >Thanks.
>
> Seems to me that you should be able to keep your existing partition
> configuration, but the RedHat install process will want to reformat them.
> You can skip that step of the install and just overwrite everything, but
> you run the risk of having things in /etc, /lib, and /var muck up your
> configuration. Since Corel Linux is based on Debian, I don't see how you
> can cleanly switch from that to RedHat. My recommendation would be to
> make a backup of the files you want to keep and let RedHat run `mkfs`
> during the install.
>
> PaulM
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Ouch. Probably leave Corel on my machine at =
home then (tri-boot with W2k, FreeBSD, and Corel Linux) and simply =
re-image my W95/Corel Linux machine here at work. I'll see if I =
can't work toward another machine at home on which I can run =
RedHat.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks for the input.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Randy Keyes </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Network Services, JNL </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>randall.keyes@jnli.com</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 9:35 AM</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I agree with Pauls recommendation below.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>If you have separate partition for something like =
/home then you</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>can preserve it, but the directories with programs, =
libraries and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>config files probably should be erased and installed =
fresh.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Mark Szidik</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>On Mon, 30 Apr 2001 Paul_Melson@keykertusa.com =
wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> >The customer support I have received from =
Corel has been less than what I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> had hoped.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> >What is the best way to uninstall Corel =
Linux 2.2 and then install RedHat</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Linux without reformatting or fdisking?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> >Thanks.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Seems to me that you should be able to keep =
your existing partition</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> configuration, but the RedHat install process =
will want to reformat them.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> You can skip that step of the install and just =
overwrite everything, but</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> you run the risk of having things in /etc, =
/lib, and /var muck up your</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> configuration. Since Corel Linux is based =
on Debian, I don't see how you</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> can cleanly switch from that to RedHat. =
My recommendation would be to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> make a backup of the files you want to keep and =
let RedHat run `mkfs`</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> during the install.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> PaulM</FONT>
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