Computer disaster!
Posted by Archeo-peteriX
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Well, I've been motoring along happily with Ubuntu 9.10...the Ubuntu10.4 is released and is called an upgrade.
Like a dummy, I lazily let it do the auto install ... poof; partions destroyed and all data lost :X So, being a little bit pissed off, I went looking for a new version of Linux. I read many, many reviews and narrowed it down to Ubuntu or Fedora. Since I'm sore at Ubuntu, I decided to install Fedora 13. Worked like a charm, and is certainly easier to deal with than the older Ubuntu version. I still have Win XP on the machine so I only lost any pictures I had taken since about Xmas time. Many of those were nice and safe online at PhotoBucket and Picasa. So, I'm not really as bad off as I could have been  o
I'm actually liking the way forums look under the Fedora window manager 
Only a couple more apps to track down and install then I'll be back to where I was and maybe a little ahead 
BTW...when I go back to WinXP; I find it so antiquated and slooooooooooow 
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Must remember to do that on a regular basis if I do upgrades
One nice feature of Linux is that since it is only a file system; it can all be compressed into a 'tar' file. This can be restored and the system will be exactly as before and work perfectly. No reinstallations or registry crap of any kind
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Ubuntu is supposedly an ancient African word meaning 'humanity to others'. That makes at least as much sense as naming an operating system after a framed hole in a wall, or a kind of apple. Fedora is an offshoot of Red Hat, whose logo is a red fedora. BTW, I'm a system administrator, and I've been using Linux as my primary desktop OS since 1995. I still keep the other OSes around at work, and also have Windows at home for those few things that require it (not many any more), but mostly it's Linux. I've been through many distributions and am now using Fedora 11, so if you have any questions, Peter, just ask. (Or will I regret saying that? )__________ Dave '91 325iX |
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It is safe to burn a DVD before major steps, like OS installation or upgrade...
Either that or buy a new hard drive, install the new stuff there from scratch, and if things take a shape you don't like, you still have the old system intact. 
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Should I have any questions; I'll happily swamp you with them
Actually, I was a Sun Solaris admin for about 5 years. While I've lost a good portion of that knowledge, I'm still quite comfortable working with Linux. It didn't take me all that long to get back up to snuff once the initial downloads where completed. Fedora installed in a fraction of the time it took Ubuntu 10.4 to destroy the partitions
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Hi Jose, With Windows, I used to do a complete backup once a month. When my old industry disappeared, I switched over to Linux and just never got around to doing a good back up
I'm going to grab a second hard drive and use it just for this purpose 
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Well, Fedora 13 turned out to be rather unstable on my machine
I nuked it and did a clean install of Ubuntu 10.4... runs like a well tuned E30
Had everything installed and back up in less than 1 hour. The new release makes many things easier and quicker. If anyone is not happy with Windows and can't afford a Mac; this is probably one of the best Linux distributions available for the average user
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