General MX25 Beta BTRFS install question

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Rizlaw
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General MX25 Beta BTRFS install question

#1 Post by Rizlaw »

How would you install the MX25 (systemd) AHS Beta1 OS over an existing MX 23.6 BTRFS installation (set up as per Dolphin_Oracle's HowTo Video)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDC4PtUpDc

In other words, how do you preserve and protect the data in the "@Home" subvolume from being destroyed/overwritten during the upgrade to MX25, while installing the new OS to the "@/" subvolume.

I ask, because when I tried this, it wasn't clear to me what option I should select of the 3 offered. If I were dealing with standard ext4 partitions for / and /home I would have no problem, but BTRFS presents a NEW set of issues to me regarding how to proceed safely.

I don't believe attaching any computer info to this type of question is necessary, so I haven't.

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Re: General MX25 Beta BTRFS install question

#2 Post by Eadwine Rose »

Can we please keep the beta posts to the beta topic. It was created for a reason. Thank you.
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Re: General MX25 Beta BTRFS install question

#3 Post by Rizlaw »

Sorry, my bad. Since I can't move it as a regular user, I suppose that will have to be done by an Admin.

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#4 Post by Eadwine Rose »

I will lock this, you can repost.
MX-23.6_x64 July 31 2023 * 6.1.0-40amd64 ext4 Xfce 4.20.0 * 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Asus TUF B450-Plus Gaming UEFI * Asus GTX 1050 Ti Nvidia 535.247.01 * 2x16Gb DDR4 2666 Kingston HyperX Predator
Samsung 870EVO * Samsung S24D330 & P2250 * HP Envy 5030

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