[ale] re-installs versus upgrades [was: Re: X wants nvidia libraries]

[William Bagwell]

On Friday 11 January 2008, Jim Sculley wrote:
> I don't ever muck around in those directories, so it hasn't been a
> problem for me. ?Having said that, as noted in my other reply; if you
> keep the root directory on it's own partition, Mandriva can keep
> everything else(*) ?intact but you'll have brand new package
> installations. ?Kinda like getting a brand new desk, but not having to
> throw out all the stuff in the drawers.

Heh, I have cruft dating back to Mandrake 8.0:-(

As far as keeping every thing else. Mandriva's installer defaults to wanting 
to format root and var, keeping user and home. (Assuming these are all 
separate) Easy to over ride if needed. 
-- 
William