[Haifux] save my Linux

[Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda]

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:

> > i understand that if i burn an Ubuntu installation disc and just start a
> new
> > installation every thing will go back to normal (i rather stay with
> Ubuntu
> > and not KDE, i fined it friendlier).
> >
>
> I don't promise that everything will be back to "normal" as it will be
> slightly different (improved) from your old install, but that is the
> fast route to a working install that will last a long time.
>
> > if i cannot start Linux how will i back up the files that are saved on
> that
> > partition?
>
> LiveCDs are great for this.
>

An installation disk itself is usually also a liveCD with shell.


>
> > and still with partitions: i have 3 main partitions on the hard disc,
> will
> > the Ubuntu installation need redefining those partitions? and will Grab
> > still work correctly? ( I'm not sure how you write it but its the program
> > that allows you to choose whether to start windows or Linux)
>
> You will need to tell it where to install.
>
> --
> Dotan Cohen
>
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