Ok, so after all of the issues I'm encountering while trying to go from
18 to 22, I am now considering a fresh install. I haven't done this for probably a decade so out of practice and would appreciate some advice.
The way my system is set up is shown here:
https://i.imgur.com/9YDBekI.jpg
The NTFS is Win 10. I don't want to touch this at all! How can I do
the following:
*Install v22 without hurting Win
*Keep the dual boot selection menu intact at startup (I think this is a
GRUB menu)
*get a list of programs I already have so it would make reinstallation
easier
Does /home contain my desktop and all current program configurations?
Seems like I should just copy that somewhere else until install is
completed. Can I replace the new home with mine?
I pretty much already know how to back up all Firefox bookmarks and its configuration along with my Thunderbird email config and messages.
Anything else I should be aware of would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!!
Ok, so after all of the issues I'm encountering while trying to go from 18 to 22, I am now considering a fresh install. I haven't done this for probably a decade so out of practice and would appreciate some advice. The way my system is set up isshown here:
https://i.imgur.com/9YDBekI.jpg
The NTFS is Win 10. I don't want to touch this at all! How can I do the following:
*Install v22 without hurting Win
*Keep the dual boot selection menu intact at startup (I think this is a GRUB menu)
*get a list of programs I already have so it would make reinstallation easier
Does /home contain my desktop and all current program configurations? Seems like I should just copy that somewhere else until install is completed. Can I replace the new home with mine?
I pretty much already know how to back up all Firefox bookmarks and its configuration along with my Thunderbird email config and messages.
Anything else I should be aware of would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!!
*get a list of programs I already have so it would make reinstallation
easier
There is a command for this.
apt list --installed
from
https://itsfoss.com/list-installed-packages-ubuntu/
Does /home contain my desktop and all current program configurations?
Probably/possibility not.
There are sometimes files you need to back up which are in the var and etc directories. Back thes up with the whole of the home directory.
I have found it best to just back up home and then install the new version and see what files are missing, which ones are needed to get things back as they were.
Just installing a backup of home as not been 100% okay in my experience.
Seems like I should just copy that somewhere else until install is
completed. Can I replace the new home with mine?
See above.
I pretty much already know how to back up all Firefox bookmarks and its
configuration along with my Thunderbird email config and messages.
Yes, just replace the .thunderbird directory with the fresh install non existant one and you are good to go.
Anything else I should be aware of would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!!
On 9/4/22 01:05, Paul wrote:shown here:
On 9/3/2022 4:23 PM, wAYNE wrote:
Ok, so after all of the issues I'm encountering while trying to go from 18 to 22, I am now considering a fresh install. I haven't done this for probably a decade so out of practice and would appreciate some advice. The way my system is set up is
aside from expanding hard drive space.
https://i.imgur.com/9YDBekI.jpg
The NTFS is Win 10. I don't want to touch this at all! How can I do the following:
*Install v22 without hurting Win
*Keep the dual boot selection menu intact at startup (I think this is a GRUB menu)
*get a list of programs I already have so it would make reinstallation easier
Does /home contain my desktop and all current program configurations? Seems like I should just copy that somewhere else until install is completed. Can I replace the new home with mine?
I pretty much already know how to back up all Firefox bookmarks and its configuration along with my Thunderbird email config and messages.
Anything else I should be aware of would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!!
I think you should remove the Google Earth and the Google Repository
related stuff, and try again on your upgrade install. After the
upgrade is finished, you can use...
*******
YES! What commands would I need to completely uninstall? I haven't even used it for years, nor do I need it. I've been suspecting that it has been causing problems. I never had it installed on the desktop and of course the upgrade went smoothly
Anything else, any other commands, would be welcome as well and then I'll try again one last time.
The amount of minutiae involved in clean install and
getting everything working again, that's going to be
a killer in terms of time. Removing the blocker-cruft
from the 2004 will be easier.
Something I have? If so, commands to uninstall welcome!
Thanks again!
Ok, so after all of the issues I'm encountering while trying to go
from 18 to 22, I am now considering a fresh install.
https://i.imgur.com/9YDBekI.jpg
The NTFS is Win 10. I don't want to touch this at all! How can I do
the following:
*Keep the dual boot selection menu intact at startup (I think this is
a GRUB menu)
*get a list of programs I already have so it would make
reinstallation easier
Does /home contain my desktop and all current program configurations?
Seems like I should just copy that somewhere else until install is
completed. Can I replace the new home with mine?
On Sat, 3 Sep 2022 16:23:10 -0400
wAYNE <wayne34@no_verizon.net> wrote:
Ok, so after all of the issues I'm encountering while trying to go
from 18 to 22, I am now considering a fresh install.
Good idea.
https://i.imgur.com/9YDBekI.jpg
18 Gb for / is too small, I recommend at least 40 GB.
you separate / and /home?
/boot should also be 2 GB.
The NTFS is Win 10. I don't want to touch this at all! How can I do
the following:
Don't touch the partitions of it.
*Keep the dual boot selection menu intact at startup (I think this is
a GRUB menu)
Is it an UEFI system or classic BIOS?
This is really important because it controls the boot process.
*get a list of programs I already have so it would make
reinstallation easier
I don't recommend that. Create this list continuously with only the
packages you need.
Does /home contain my desktop and all current program configurations?
Seems like I should just copy that somewhere else until install is
completed. Can I replace the new home with mine?
/home contains the home directories of a user. This includes data the
user saves, configuration that only applies to that user (e.g. mail
storage, Firefox profile, etc.). It does not contain system-wide configuration.
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