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<p><a name="pa19a"></a>This step is shown only if an
existing <span class="application">Linux</span> partition is found on your
machine.
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<p><a name="BId-selectInstallClass-pa1"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-selectInstallClass-it1"></a> <span class="application">DrakX</span> now needs to know if you
want to install from scratch or to upgrade your existing
<span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span> system:
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<dt><span class="term"><a name="BIdNEW-selectInstallClass-te1"></a><span class="guilabel">Upgrade</span></span></dt>
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<p><a name="BId-selectInstallClass-pa3"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-selectInstallClass-it2"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-selectInstallClass-it3"></a> This installation type simply updates the packages
currently installed on your <span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span>
system. Your current partitioning scheme and user data won't be
altered. Most of the other configuration steps remain available and
are similar to a standard installation.
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<p><a name="BId-selectInstallClass-pa4"></a>Using
the “<span class="quote">Upgrade</span>” option should work fine on
<span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span> systems running versions
up to two releases “<span class="quote">in the past</span>”. Performing an upgrade
on prior versions is not recommended.
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<p><a name="BIdNEW-selectInstallClass-pa5"></a>Depending on
your hardware and your installation size, upgrading may take a very
long time.
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<p><a name="BId-selectInstallClass-pa2"></a>For the
most part, this completely wipes out the old system. However,
depending on your partitioning scheme, you can prevent some of your
existing data (particularly <code class="literal">/home</code> directories) from
being overwritten.
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