Re: How destructive is upgrade?

[Gary <medmanks@earthlink.net>]

On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 09:22:03AM -0600 or thereabouts, Chester wrote:
> Thanks, I think this is the way that I will go.  I'm 
> backing up and should start installing SuSE in the next
> day or so.  This seems to be a lot more fun way to do it
> then to just replace one with the other.

I agree.  When you install SuSE, use the expert mode, so that you will
be able to choose the existing swap... or .. if you choose the regular
install, I think it will pick it up anyway, you always have the option
to look at what it will do, and go back to change things while doing the
install.  The other thing you may do is in /etc/fstab, change the swap
to where it is already on your HD from a previous distro. 

As mentioned previously, SuSE will pick up your other partitions, and
put them in fstab for you. You can mount them and use them, including
the other distro partitons, however, if you mount and use them, the next
time you go into the other distro, it will go through fsck.  SuSe, in my
experience, has a very good habit of correctly picking up other distro
partitions, as well as winders.. The easiest way I found is if you have
Partition Magic or some such, cut yourself a slice (oops, BSD term),
partition on your HD, and just leave it unformatted. SuSE will pick it
up immediately to install in that area. 
 
-- 
Best regards,
Gary             
 
> On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 medmanks@earthlink.net wrote:
> 
> > "Flood Randy Capt AFCA/TCAA" <randy.flood@scott.af.mil> wrote:
> > > 
> > > I thought your goal was to do this at the least risk of causing
> > > problems...
> > > 
> > > I'm sure that it can be done.  However, you are going to have to
> > > carefully consider your layout of partitions.  For example, Red Hat's
> > > /etc/fstab uses labels now to determine the correct partition.  I
> > > don't
> > > know how SUSE works.  If SUSE's installer decides to label it's
> > > partitions you could have some problems...     
> > 
> > I have 3 distros, plus winders on 2 HD.  SuSE will automatically pick up
> > existing partitions just fine.  All 3 distros I have, utilize the same
> > swap without problems. In SuSE, just set the swap (upon installing it)
> > to the existing swap space. I would not share other partitions (other
> > then FAT32) with each distro. 
> > 
> > Gary

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