[Cialug] Upgrade questions

[James Shoemaker]

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Stuart Thiessen wrote:
> Ok, then, for an ideal system, how would you structure things (locations
> on HD, process of how you would do the backups, updates, etc.) so that
> you can update it properly on the OS / software side while keeping
> configurations and personal data safe as well as keeping aware of where
> software has changed significantly enough that you have to migrate
> configuration data to a new format (e.g., Apache 1.x to Apache 2.x)?
> 
> I'm asking so that I can learn best practices.  This way, if my set up
> isn't the best way, then when I am ready to update to a new version of
> Linux, then I can set it up better.
> 
> Any advice from you pros?  :)

	Use Debian? (Ducking and running away)

	Seriously, Debian handles upgrading, including between versions rather
well.

James
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