> There is an upgrade option below for you to upgrade your system right?
That is true, but after a hack job you REBUILD your system.
> those options on the top allows for quick installations of what redhat thinks
> are standard packages for workstations or servers. it also automatically
> allocates
> swap and directories on all drives, meant for those first timers.
> I believe these are stated in the redhat manual.
What manual? All I have is a disk. That is still no excuse. Full installs
might be a result of a hard disk failure, a hack, whatever. No need to
blindly destroy everything in its path.
> Where is FDISK when you need it?
>
> it is in expect mode.
Not that I saw. It went to that Disk Druid screen. But, by then it was
too late anyway.
> >BTW, before someone says, where are your tape backups... the Exabyte
> >drive died. So, I used the available space on the other drive to backup
> >the system, foolishing thinking that the drive would be left alone.
>
> It would be left alone if you had choosen upgrade right ?
It did. But there were still some hack residue, so full install it was.
It was supposed to be full search and destroy.
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