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Topic: HD Install Upgrade from 2.3 to 3.0 ?

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bilbo_b

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Posted: June 21 2006,20:43

Hello...

Is it possible to upgrade from a installed DSL 2.3 Version to 3.0 ? I have no frugal install, i have a normal hd install on my laptop.

what musst i do, so that i can upgrade, but i dont want to lose, my settings and extensions... ?

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Posted: June 21 2006,22:34

Quote (bilbo_b @ June 21 2006,16:43)

if you repeat the installation with 3.0 dsl cd,the partion is formatted and alla data will be lost forever.
dsl not have the possibility of update system.
hovewer dsl is an excellent operating system 8)

bilbo_b

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Posted: June 22 2006,17:03

Is there no chance to upgrade ? I can mount the CD Iso as an llop device but i dont know what fopr files i must change from image to hd. inside the image, there is a large KNOPPIX file, i think that there are all the files i need. but what must i do, to open this file ? i cant moiunt this as an loop device...

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Posted: June 22 2006,19:07

Hi bilbo_b,

I am new at this so my advice might not be the best. I have a HD install too and I went from version 2.2 to 2.3. I used my CD burner to copy the contents of my home directory and all of .dsl files that I had used. I formated my HD again because I didn't need so much swap then I installed the new CD. After I got 2.3 installed, I didn't copy everything back: only my bookmark files, some icons, and a few directories after I installed the .dsl files. If you have used apt-get to install programs you might have to do that again but your settings should have been in the home directory.

I am thinking there might be a better way to do this using the backup button and making the tar.gz file. I don't think the backup/restore is for a HD install but DSL is pretty easy to install again.

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