<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>1.4. Installation Class</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="images/mdk-doc.css" type="text/css"> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.2"> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title="Introducing Mandriva Linux"> <link rel="up" href="drakx.html" title="Chapter 1. Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="prev" href="drakxid-acceptLicense.html" title="1.3. License Terms of the Distribution"> <link rel="next" href="drakxid-doPartitionDisks.html" title="1.5. Where to Install Mandriva on your Hard Disk"> </head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center">1.4. Installation Class </th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="drakxid-acceptLicense.html">Prev</a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 1. Installation with DrakX</th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="drakxid-doPartitionDisks.html">Next</a></td> </tr> </table> <hr> </div> <div class="section" lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="drakxid-selectInstallClass"></a>1.4. Installation Class </h2> </div> </div> </div> <p><a name="drakx-pa19a"></a>This step is shown only if an existing <span class="application">Linux</span> partition is found on your machine. </p> <div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx-selectInstallClass.png" align="middle"></div> <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectInstallClass-pa1"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-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: </p> <div class="variablelist"> <dl> <dt><span class="term"><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-selectInstallClass-te1"></a><span class="guilabel">Upgrade</span></span></dt> <dd> <p><a name="BId-drakxid-selectInstallClass-pa3"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-selectInstallClass-it2"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-drakxid-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. </p> <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> <table border="0" summary="Note"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="images/note.png"></td> <th align="left"><a name="drakxid-selectInstallClass-note1"></a>Note </th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><a name="BId-drakxid-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. </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> <table border="0" summary="Warning"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="images/warning.png"></td> <th align="left">Warning</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-selectInstallClass-pa5"></a>Depending on your hardware and your installation size, upgrading may take a very long time. </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </dd> <dt><span class="term"><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-selectInstallClass-te2"></a><span class="guilabel">Install</span></span></dt> <dd> <p><a name="BId-drakxid-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. </p> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="drakxid-acceptLicense.html">Prev</a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="drakx.html">Up</a></td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="drakxid-doPartitionDisks.html">Next</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">1.3. License Terms of the Distribution </td> <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 1.5. Where to Install Mandriva on your Hard Disk </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>