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From: ray 
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Subject: Re: Upgrade Question - Eft to Fawn
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:32:03 -0700
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On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:22:15 +0000, Firestarter wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm using edgy eft at the moment and I'm planing on upgrading a month or
> so after the official release by using the terminal - sudo aptitude
dist-upgrade
> 
> I've never upgraded this way before and I know it's not recommended
> however I have a few files I wish to keep on my system.

Why isn't it recommended? That's exactly what I've done to upgrade from
5.10 to 6.06 on six machines.

> 
> So,
> 
> my question is this... if I use the upgrade sudo command will all my files
> I have downloaded to my home dir stay in the dir, or does the upgrade
> remove everything acting like a clean install ?

It should leave them there - that's why it's called an upgrade.

> 
> Thanks
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