[Novalug] best way to back up a home partition.

[gregory pryzby]

> > all ubunutu docs I have read point to this and recommend it over
> > apt-get. 
> > 
> > I blindly follow along and don't ask. I like that it removes stuff
> > that is no longer needed. 
> > 
> > --
> > greg pryzby                              greg at pryzby dot org
> 
> Just wait until it UNINSTALLS the "auto" installed kernel-package you
> are currently running, because it doesn't think that package is
> "required" anymore.
>  {-: It will happily do that and has recommended such incorrect actions
> in the past. :-}
> 
> Auto-handling of LIB-packages is nice and in most cases works as
> expected, but Application and System{kernel} packages are a different
> matter altogether.

I have been running ubuntu for over a year and am using gutsy
(bleeding edge for desktop) and haven't had the issue. I watch what it
wants to do and
   aptitude update
   aptitude dist-upgrade
      (decide if I like what it is going to do)
has worked.  

I did break a debian awhile ago (years) w/ an X update that took X
away

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