Upgrading a Mepis system

[Stratos Laspas]

Mark Warner wrote:
> HarryG wrote:
>> I am currently running Mepis and need to switch to Kubuntu.  Can I
>> upgrade and keep my /home directory, or is it best to backup and do a
>> fresh install?
> 
> Stick with SimplyMEPIS. The Dapper-based 6.0 final is due out on June
> 18. It's a much better KDE implementation than Kubuntu. Should be able
> to do a standard MEPIS upgrade install and preserve /home. Of course,
> backups are recommended, and YMMV.
> 
It is my impression that you can't upgrade Mepis 3.4.3 to 6.0, or 3.4.3
to Kubuntu 6.06; you need to reinstall from scratch. This means that
keeping your /home (or backing up your files) is very important.

Off topic: Since Mepis 6.0 is going to use Ubuntu Dapper's repositories
but implement KDE on their own, it does sort of feel like double work to
me, I wonder if there are any synergies to be explored.

Stratos