Why?
Why do I do it?
Everything is fine. No problems that I know of yet I just have this compulsion to fuck everything up. It is illogical. It is bordering on insanity. I know it’s wrong yet time and time again I do it.
I wiped my hard disk.
Okay, my somewhat feeble excuse is that there is a new version of Linux and my curiosity may have got the better of me but this new version is still only a Beta version. Why the holy fuck couldn’t I wait until the final version is released? I just don’t know.
Anyway, it’s done.
It seems to be running smoothly. The screen somehow looks cleaner and clearer but that may just be down to my cleaning my glasses.
I haven’t found anything else new, but then I suppose I haven’t looked that hard. Probably some programmes will fail to run and I will have to try to find the bits I have backed up. Yes, I did take a backup but I don’t want to restore everything because then I would be back to where I started with a cluttered disk.
When will I ever learn?
Grandad, you are far braver than I. (Due to the fact that you have a far greater knowledge of computer innards than I possess.)
There is a very narrow line between bravery and foolishness. In my defense I had been pondering on reloading the system as a couple of small problems had arisen. And then I noticed there was a new Beta version of Mint 21.2 ………..
Since HDD’s aren’t really that expensive, why not experiment on a different one? My Linux installation is on an mSata drive that I picked up S/H from eBay. All my documents are on a different drive (and backed up), which I remove before buggering about…
I have lost count of the Terrabytes at my disposal. I have one USB 2Tb HHD and several 1Tb. The hard drive on this machine is a 1Tb so there is no problem partitioning it. I could partition off a chunk for experimentation but just didn’t bother. I meant to reinstall the Linux partition anyway and hive off a multitude of files onto a USB drive. It is indeed running a bit better so with hindsight I did the right thing.
There was a time not too long ago when temptation would get the better of me and I’d do the same thing that you did. The a few years passed and my brain stopped working properly so…
…I’ll wait till the upgrade comes out.
Remember the days when a new release would include all sorts of fancy new features? This new one does seem a little faster but that’s probably because a lot of junk was cleaned out during the format.