Upgrade to 2.7 or not?

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M_Holycross
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14 Jun 2016 12:54 #76002 by M_Holycross

Upgrade to 2.7 or not? was created by M_Holycross

Just getting back into learning linuxcnc.

Built a computer with version 2.4 or 2.5 a couple of years ago and then got side tracked.
Ready to try learning linuxcnc again. Is it easier to upgrade the old version to 2.7 or should I
just start with a fresh install of 2.7?

Does Linux have an equivilant command to fdisk in does to reformat the hard drive?

Regards,

Mark

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14 Jun 2016 13:00 #76003 by andypugh

Replied by andypugh on topic Upgrade to 2.7 or not?

You could probably upgrade just LinuxCNC, but those versions of linuxCNC were distributed with OS versions that are now well out of support (a bit like upgrading from Word 5 to Office 2016, but staying on Windows XP)

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14 Jun 2016 13:32 #76006 by M_Holycross

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Thanks Andy.

What is the best way to reformat the harddrive before doing fresh install?

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14 Jun 2016 13:35 #76008 by andypugh

Replied by andypugh on topic Upgrade to 2.7 or not?

The Live-CD / USB installer will do that if you want. Just back up your old configs if they might be useful.

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14 Jun 2016 13:56 #76010 by M_Holycross

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Thanks again Andy.

Will try that tomorrow night. Time for sleep.

Mark

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