-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-


 WC> I'm only looking to reinstall Linux this once because I
 WC> allocated too little space first go-round.

 CA> One of the many problems trying to maintain a working system is
 CA> the lack of recent experience at doing a fresh install. I guess
 CA> the easiest solution is to practice installs on a second
 CA> machine? There has to be some way to be confident that you
 CA> _can_ do it if need be without messing up your 'main' system
 CA> from time to time practicing. ;-)

 I "practice" on my  main machine and it's only bitten me once
 and that time I'd compressed backup a week old on
 a recovered extended partition.

 WC> Next save of this material will be on an overformatted
 WC> floppy and I expect I'll not only have the backup settings
 WC> but may get a working setup of ztelnet and MultiMail on
 WC> that same floppy :-)

 CA> Keep in mind that when put to use in another floppy drive there
 CA> is a possibility the overformatted diskette will not read.

I've currently 2 H.P. diskette drives and they both manage it.

 WC> Came VERY close to the mark on a standard Linux formatted
 WC> floppy diskette.

 CA> Not sure if it's worth bothering with but I recall reading that
 CA> many Linux users used the MINIX floppy file system on floppy
 CA> disks because it could hold more data (less wasted space or
 CA> something)?

For the most part for now I'll be using the KDE desktop
utility.
 
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