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#1 2012-05-11 13:42:07
- random3f
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From scratch or old attempt [solved]
Hi all!
In my laptop I have an old forgotten partition. In this partition there is an old installation of Arch Linux sadly abandoned just after the first installation in 2009.
Now, tired of Ubuntu, I want switch to Arch linux also on my laptop.
It seams that nothing more then the base system has been installed. (Maybe X11 but nothing more)
The question is:
Is it better that I format the partition and start installing Arch from scratch or is exactly the same if I upgrade the system?
My computer is full of stuff so I would prefer to avoid touching the partition table...
at the same time I am scared by the old configuration files I think that now they are completely changed.
In the installation program is there any hardware recognition software that eventually in the meantime has been improved and that it could simplify my life setting up stuff in the etc directory?
So, what do you suggest?
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#3 2012-05-11 15:00:01
- adamrehard
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Re: From scratch or old attempt [solved]
Is it better that I format the partition and start installing Arch from scratch or is exactly the same if I upgrade the system?
It will be the exact same, once you fix any breakage resulting from the upgrade.
at the same time I am scared by the old configuration files I think that now they are completely changed.
Maybe, but the standard system files shouldn't have changed too much.
In the installation program is there any hardware recognition software that eventually in the meantime has been improved and that it could simplify my life setting up stuff in the etc directory?
That's not how Arch works. The installer installs programs, and leaves configuration to you.
It's up to you if you want to upgrade and deal with the resulting breakage, or reinstall and start from scratch.
You really should consider reading these:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … tributions (Since you're switching from Ubuntu)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html (This will definitely help with Arch. Trust me)
"The box said requires Vista or better, so I installed Arch"
Windows != Linux
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#4 2012-05-11 15:22:15
- random3f
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Re: From scratch or old attempt [solved]
Ok! Thanks for the answers.
You really should consider reading these:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … tributions (Since you're switching from Ubuntu)
It is reading them that I have chosen Arch linux 
!!
In the meantime I tried the soft approach: I tried an update of the system. Actually I updated only pacman. Many conflicts came.
So I tried pacman -S --force pacman
Boom!
Now everything I wrote it writes FATAL: kernel too old
I guess that now I can't choose anymore...
Why not reinstall without partitioning (just reformat your arch partition)?
Yes that's a good idea, definitely I will do it!
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#5 2012-05-11 16:43:11
- sano
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Re: From scratch or old attempt [solved]
Seems like you solved your problem...
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