[TriLUG] Mandrake 8.0->8.1 upgrade question

[Chris Merrill]

I seem to change computers often enough that I've NEVER actually done
a packaged upgrade of Linux (I've upgraded individual packages, of course).
I'm very selective about the packages that I install, so I always choose the
'expert' installtion (despite my decidedly non-expert status) and go through
the entire package list, selecting what I do/don't want.

So the question is:
What's the best way to perform the upgrade?  I tried adding the new CDs
to Mandrake's "Software Manager" list, but when I try to upgrade the 
packages (even if I select just one) I get an error that the packages
are "already installed"

If I boot the installer, will it remember what packages I installed and only
upgrade those packages?  Or will I have to re-select all my packages again?
 
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Chris Merrill
cmerrill at nc.rr.com
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