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Re: Anybody have luck installing 7B49?

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 01:19:09 -0400, Jon Gotow <email@hidden> wrote:
> I erase-install to a separate partition every time.

I much prefer a clean install to an update. Too often I've traced a bug back
to a file that wasn't properly "updated". When I install beta code I prefer
to debug it, not it's installer. ;-)

> After the
> installation, I use NetInfo Manager to set the home directory for the
> newly-created account on the Panther drive to point back at my 10.2.6
> home directory. And I keep all my apps on a separate partition, so
> there's really nothing unique or necessary installed on my boot disk.
> That keeps all my preferences etc. intact.

I rename the new "/Users" directory to "/Users_org" and then symlink to a
data-only (no systems) disk:

geowar> mv /Users /Users_org
geowar> ln -s /Users /Volumes/GeoWar_60GBa/Users

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Enjoy,
George Warner,
Schizophrenic Optimization Scientists
Apple Developer Technical Support (DTS)
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