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Re: [TCLUG:522] Newbie alert!



REINSTALL!!?!?!?!? yick! that's one of the main reasons i don't use win95,
becuase i don't have to reinstall linux every couple weeks or so.. 

my suggestion to re-partiton is this.. borrow a drive from a friend, boot to a
floppy, mount up both drives, CPIO all your data over, re-partition the drive,
and the CPIO everything back :)

> 
> Sorry, but I think a re-install is the best way to handle this.  But
> don't make it hard on yourself: copy all your customized files (your
> .xinitrc, .fvwmrc or whatever, and any "things" you've created) to
> floppies, then run the re-install using a better partition scheme, and
> once the software starts installing, go grab a beer and relax a while. 
> Then come back, boot the new system, create your user account and copy
> all of your custom files back from the floppy.  Piece of cake, you're
> done.
>