On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 17:39:30 -0500, Sam Rosenfeld wrote: > >> >The question is: Given my current state, is it reasonable to try to >> >fix each of my problems separately, or would it be more sensible to >> >keep only the critical data and start over with a new installation? > >> A large HD is your friend and they certainly are cheap now. > > Thanks Hugo, Nate, and Nano -- you all make excellent points. Because I > am not a system administrator and almost certainly never will be, I'm > going to take the chicken-hearted way out -- installing a new system and > being more careful about changes and backing up. >
Sam, if you have the disk space, you could set up a second installation mirroring the first (you don't have to install twice of course, just copy the current one to the new one and set up your boot loader to multi-boot). That gives you the opportunity to use the new installation as a sandbox, and try things out before implementing them on your "live" system. -- ....................paul Programming without a hex editor is like watchmaking without a hammer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
