Compiling from source sounds cool, but I must say I have the first idea how to do this. 

On 6/19/2002 10:12 AM, phase@booyaka.com wrote:
>> How does it work when you reinstall Linux, do you "upgrade" the 
>OS,
>> uninstall the old OS and install the new or what?
>
>the answer is "yes."  i've done it both ways.  i "upgraded" from 
>redhat
>5.2 to 6.0 and 6.0 to 6.1.  it works okay, but you'll have to tweak 
>some
>settings to get everything working right.  i've been running 6.1 
>ever
>since.  at first, i updated individual packages, and then redhat 
>changed
>their rpm system enough that it no longer worked.  so when i've needed
>to upgrade or add software, i've been compiling from source.  it's
>really not as tough as it sounds at first.  however, i'm looking 
>forward
>to building a new machine later this year and installing the latest 
>and
>greatest distribution.
>
>one tip: you should create a separate partition for your home
>directories and any other personal files.  that way, you can format 
>the
>root partition and install a fresh distro without losing your personal
>files.
>
>phase
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