[ltp] T60, Gutsy, woes!

Brad Langhorst linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:37:59 -0500


On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 16:34 +0000, Richard Neill wrote:
> > I'm getting very tempted to do a clean install of gutsy - I'm sure at 
> > least some of my problems are due to cruft left over from 6 months of 
> > feisty.
> > 
> 
> Linux generally doesn't accumulate "cruft" in the same way as windows, 
> because it has a proper package management system. So when you upgrade a 
> package, it really is properly upgraded.
> BUT, you can get hangovers in:

When i upgrade, i move my home directory aside...
mv /home/bwlang /home/bwlang.old

Then I pull stuff back in as I use it. If i don't use it in 6 months I
throw it out.

Doesn't apply to my document subtree of course...


brad