Ludootje
10-22-2001, 09:23 AM
I have just upgraded mandrake8.0 to 8.1, and i want my 8.0 back, is that possible?
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Dark Ninja
10-22-2001, 11:10 AM
Reinstall Mandrake 8.0. It's usually pretty easy to go from an older version to a newer one, but, to do the reverse is a general pain in the ***.
Why do you want to go from 8.1 to 8.0, though? (Just curious.)
Dark Ninja
Why do you want to go from 8.1 to 8.0, though? (Just curious.)
Dark Ninja
Ludootje
10-22-2001, 12:19 PM
my kde doesn't work, i can't start any program.. i had to log out with ctrl+alt+backspace
i usually use kde but that isn't possible anymore
first, i was thinking about removing kde and reinstalling it, but then all my schemes/themes/settings etc had to be re-set, and i certainly don't wanna lose all that stuff..
maybe someone knows what the problem&fix could be*?*
i'll keep it some more days and if it isn't working, i'll reinstall8.0
i usually use kde but that isn't possible anymore
first, i was thinking about removing kde and reinstalling it, but then all my schemes/themes/settings etc had to be re-set, and i certainly don't wanna lose all that stuff..
maybe someone knows what the problem&fix could be*?*
i'll keep it some more days and if it isn't working, i'll reinstall8.0
7
10-22-2001, 12:26 PM
What does KDE do wrong? Does it start?
Ludootje
10-22-2001, 01:46 PM
yes, but when i click a program to start, it isn't starting.. no matter if it's in the menu or panel
and NO i can't type 'program_name &' in my terminal, cause my terminal simply can't start neither.. hmm maybe i could put my terminal in $home/.kde/autostart and then let my programs work like that.. but i don't think it will work, cause i see the program starting up, - loading - but then the load-thing in my taskbar leaves and the program doesn't start.. by the way, does anyone know where the color schemes are? not in my $home/.kde..
does anyone else have/had that program with lm8.1?
and NO i can't type 'program_name &' in my terminal, cause my terminal simply can't start neither.. hmm maybe i could put my terminal in $home/.kde/autostart and then let my programs work like that.. but i don't think it will work, cause i see the program starting up, - loading - but then the load-thing in my taskbar leaves and the program doesn't start.. by the way, does anyone know where the color schemes are? not in my $home/.kde..
does anyone else have/had that program with lm8.1?
bdg1983
10-22-2001, 04:04 PM
Best to reinstall Mandrake 8.1, but this time reformat instead of upgrade. I've heard upgrading distros sometimes breaks things which could be the reason you're having these problems.
X_console
10-22-2001, 08:33 PM
Why not just backup your themes and then reinstall KDE?
Ludootje
10-24-2001, 07:43 AM
how can i backup my styles etc? i have no idea in which dir they are :(
Ludootje
10-24-2001, 07:44 AM
Originally posted by Logon Name Gone:
<STRONG>Best to reinstall Mandrake 8.1, but this time reformat instead of upgrade. I've heard upgrading distros sometimes breaks things which could be the reason you're having these problems.</STRONG>
wont i lose all my programs then? the stuff i've downloaded i mean - not the mandrake things
[ 24 October 2001: Message edited by: Ludootje ]
<STRONG>Best to reinstall Mandrake 8.1, but this time reformat instead of upgrade. I've heard upgrading distros sometimes breaks things which could be the reason you're having these problems.</STRONG>
wont i lose all my programs then? the stuff i've downloaded i mean - not the mandrake things
[ 24 October 2001: Message edited by: Ludootje ]
Ludootje
10-25-2001, 11:49 AM
anyone please? how can i backup my stuff? i've heard i can make a floppy which saves all my settings, what exactly does such a floppy save + how can i make one? (lm8.1)
Please help ppl!
Ludootje
Please help ppl!
Ludootje
X_console
10-25-2001, 01:04 PM
I assume you used RPMs to install all the software you downloaded. Do you still have these packages? If so, create a directory called /usr/backup. Copy everything you want to backup into that directory. I can't help you with themese, because I don't know how KDE deals with them. It's also advised that you backup your configuration files such as your /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files if you have many users on your system. Otherwise they'll have to recreate their passwords.
Once everything is in /usr/backup:
cd /usr
tar cvyf backup.tar.bz2 backup
This will create a compressed archive backup.tar.bz2. You can check the size of this file with du -hs backup.tar.bz2. If it's bigger than 1.44MB, then it won't go into a floppy. You'll have to either upload it somewhere, or burn it into a CD.
To restore your backup, copy the backup.tar.bz2 back into the /usr directory and type:
tar xvyf backup.tar.bz2
This will create the /usr/backup directory and you can now start the process of manually copying all the files back to where they belong. If you like you can speed things up by writing a script to automate backup and restore.
Once everything is in /usr/backup:
cd /usr
tar cvyf backup.tar.bz2 backup
This will create a compressed archive backup.tar.bz2. You can check the size of this file with du -hs backup.tar.bz2. If it's bigger than 1.44MB, then it won't go into a floppy. You'll have to either upload it somewhere, or burn it into a CD.
To restore your backup, copy the backup.tar.bz2 back into the /usr directory and type:
tar xvyf backup.tar.bz2
This will create the /usr/backup directory and you can now start the process of manually copying all the files back to where they belong. If you like you can speed things up by writing a script to automate backup and restore.
Ludootje
10-25-2001, 01:44 PM
ok tnx
heh, writing such a script is way to difficult :)
heh, writing such a script is way to difficult :)
bdg1983
10-25-2001, 04:43 PM
As I suggested earlier, I think the only way out of this is to completely reinstall Mandrake 8.1 which would entail reformatting the partitions.
If you need to backup anything, then either burn a cd (if you have a writer), to zip (same again), floppy (you'll need a lot), over the network to another pc or another partition such as Windows (if you have one).
If you need to backup anything, then either burn a cd (if you have a writer), to zip (same again), floppy (you'll need a lot), over the network to another pc or another partition such as Windows (if you have one).
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