4.12 and 4.10 together?

rayandrews · 2015-03-01 20:48:55

All, I'm wondering if there's a way to install the new version beside the old, that way if there's some issue, I can hop back to 4.10 for comparison or just to get back to safe ground. Also, I grabbed the fat tarball but I see it's just a collection of a dozen other tarballs, is there some way to install everything without having to go through them one by one?

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MountainDewManiac · 2015-03-01 23:21:31

If you add a partition to your drive (possibly after first shrinking the existing one(s) to make room for it), you can install an entirely new distro if you want.

Regards,
MDM

sixsixfive · 2015-03-01 23:42:12

Afaik, only with GoboLinux: http://www.gobolinux.org

rayandrews · 2015-03-02 00:11:34

MountainDewManiac wrote:

If you add a partition to your drive (possibly after first shrinking the existing one(s) to make room for it), you can install an entirely new distro if you want.
Regards,
MDM

Yeah, I have lots of backups, I just thought there might be a way to run them both. The bigger issue is how to install these dozen sub-tars. I presume there's some easy way.

rayandrews · 2015-03-02 00:13:16

sixsixfive wrote:

Afaik, only with GoboLinux: http://www.gobolinux.org

gotta try that gobolinux one day, it sounds like a better organization.

rayandrews · 2015-03-04 04:20:06

Well gentlemen, if there's no advice on how to intall from tarballs (without doing them one by one), how long till it hits Debian, you you guys figger?--maybe I should just wait for it.

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sixsixfive · 2015-03-04 07:12:24

>how long till it hits Debian, you you guys figger?--maybe I should just wait for it.

ages, due the release freeze

>if there's no advice on how to intall from tarballs (without doing them one by one)

you could do a little script, the problem by self compiling on debian is that every package is split in -dev -bin -dbg -data etc..., so if you don't want to kill your pkgmanger you'll have to create fake packages for those debs, too - but there is equivs (https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt- … lpers.html) which is perfect for this.

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rayandrews · 2015-03-04 16:15:59

Ok, six, sounds like I'd better just wait. Still, there were a few niggling bugs with dual monitors here with 4.10 and I'm very eager to see if they've been fixed.

demosthenese · 2015-03-10 21:49:16

rayandrews wrote:

how long till it hits Debian, you you guys figger?--maybe I should just wait for it.

xfce4 4.12 is being uploaded to experimental[1] if you are feeling brave.

[1] It's not all there yet but give it a day or two.

rayandrews · 2015-03-10 23:18:58

Thanks, I will. Good to see you're still kicking Demosthenese, rumour has it that you died in 322 BC ;-)

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