From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 28 6:54: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E8C637B400 for ; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 06:54:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #4) id 140m8v-000K1J-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 14:54:01 +0000 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA46831 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 14:54:00 GMT (envelope-from jcm) Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 14:54:00 +0000 From: j mckitrick To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Simple installation question, but I'm rusty.... Message-ID: <20001128145400.B46643@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi all, I will be reinstalling 4.2 from the CDs when they come out. Nothing major is wrong, except a problem with applix office, so I thought I would try a fresh re-install and see if that fixes it. Otherwise, the system runs great. As usual, I am apprehensive because I have my system dialed in perfectly, just how I like it. I have /var and /home symlinked to /usr, and / is in its own slice. Can I just make 2 floppies and perform a scratch reinstall without blowing away /home? I will do a backup of course, but it would be nice to not have to repeat all of those little annoying details of installing from scratch. Unless sysinstall has become the work of art we have all been looking forward to, and can do a lot of this for me. :) Jonathon -- "One World, One Web, One Program." - Microsoft Promotional Ad. "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer." - Adolf Hitler To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message