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Changing distributions



Hi,

I am thinking of replacing my Slackware 3.0 system with RedHat 2.1 (or 
possibly some other distribution, I would go for Debian, but the system 
is not yet ELF)

I like the idea of RedHat's upgradability, and the variety of packages 
available under RedHat seems better than under Slackware (particularly 
for Tcl/Tk, BTW), as well as better configuration programs.

However, my Slackware system works very well, is fully configured, and I 
have added all kinds of programs to it (in /usr/local) over the last 
couple of years. I just find it inflexible when it comes time to upgrade 
it from one version to the  next, which I have done twice.

The question is this: is it worth it? I understand that you have to 
format your disk during installation, meaning I can't preserve my current 
/home and /usr/local directories as they are except by backing them up 
and restoring the backup. Is this going to cause all kinds of unforeseen 
problems? Am I letting myself in for unnecessary trauma by fixing 
something that isn't broken?

Thanks,

DB