I have 4.1 installed and updated with many packages.
How do I upgrade to 4.1.1 (and later to 4.2) without losing all my settings and other things I have installed?
TIA
Alan
How to upgrade Puppy without losing settings? - SOLVED
How to upgrade Puppy without losing settings? - SOLVED
Last edited by Alan-LB on Wed 05 Nov 2008, 05:12, edited 1 time in total.
If you're running from LiveCD, when you boot a CD of the new version it will automatically upgrade your save file.
Otherwise I think you just boot from a CD of the new version and run the install wizard thing again - although I've never actually burned Puppy to CD, or done a "full" install, so I can't say for sure
If you have a frugal install you don't need to bother burning a CD - just open the new .iso image and replace the files from your current install with the new versions. Then next time you boot it will upgrade your save file (unless you use pfix=ram).
I'm not sure if you can replace the frugal install files while actually running from them - I always boot Windows or another Puppy install to do it from there. If you don't have another OS I think you could just boot from CD with pfix=ram.
N.B. before upgrading it is generally advised to boot with pfix=ram to make sure things still works in the new version, and/or to make a back up copy of your save file. Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.1.1 this shouldn't be necessary, as long as you use the .iso with the same kernel version (standard or retro).
Otherwise I think you just boot from a CD of the new version and run the install wizard thing again - although I've never actually burned Puppy to CD, or done a "full" install, so I can't say for sure
If you have a frugal install you don't need to bother burning a CD - just open the new .iso image and replace the files from your current install with the new versions. Then next time you boot it will upgrade your save file (unless you use pfix=ram).
I'm not sure if you can replace the frugal install files while actually running from them - I always boot Windows or another Puppy install to do it from there. If you don't have another OS I think you could just boot from CD with pfix=ram.
N.B. before upgrading it is generally advised to boot with pfix=ram to make sure things still works in the new version, and/or to make a back up copy of your save file. Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.1.1 this shouldn't be necessary, as long as you use the .iso with the same kernel version (standard or retro).
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Also, for 4.1.1 you don't necessarily need to download a whole new iso, as Barry said he would put most of the changes in a "service pack".
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Unless I missed something, I didn't see a service pack.disciple wrote:Also, for 4.1.1 you don't necessarily need to download a whole new iso, as Barry said he would put most of the changes in a "service pack".
Would have been nice tho.
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In that case maybe we should ask Barry if:
1. He's forgotten
2. He's decided not to bother with it, or
3. We just need to wait...
1. He's forgotten
2. He's decided not to bother with it, or
3. We just need to wait...
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ROOT FOREVER
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