[Gllug] x server fail at boot

Ryan Cartwright ryan at crimperman.org
Fri Jun 13 12:33:19 UTC 2008


Dylan wrote:
> On Friday 13 June 2008, Ryan Cartwright wrote:
>> Dylan wrote:
>>> If you make a separate partition for your home directories then the data
>>> will not be touched by a re-install (or upgrade.)
>> s/will/should
>>
>> I gave that advice to someone once and during the re-install they chose
>> to format and the whole drive as "recommended" by the installer.
> 
> Aye, there is that - but we can't legislate for human error, incompetence or 
> blind stupidity eh?

Legislate? no. Allow for? absolutely. :o)

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