Unlocking the sticky

At least unlocking the sticky would have given the community a chance to discuss it ;): http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1010875

I don't see much point in discussing that thread. hikaricore is an old mod of these forums, and has put a very valid point up as a sticky. I guess it was locked to block out useless discussion on the topic.

I don't see how leaving that thread open for discussion is going to contribute to it in any positive manner. I imagine people would just start complaining about how there are situations that require reinstall and blah blah. Basically, there is nothing to discuss, so I support leaving it closed.

Rocket2DMn said: Basically, there is nothing to discuss, so I support leaving it closed.

+1

There is no discussion that could take place in that thread. It's more of a statement/polite request than anything, hence any discussion would be a waste

Ok. Thank-you for your input.

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Dr Small said: At least unlocking the sticky would have given the community a chance to discuss it ;):

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1010875

Do you disagree with the title ">> Telling people to reinstall for every issue is not acceptable. <<"

I am completly shocked that this has even become an issue.... Resorting to a re-install is just as bad as telling users to run the dreaded remove recursively command.

+1 For locking that thread and removing any further posts about usless re-installs.

drubin said: Resorting to a re-install is just as bad as telling users to run the dreaded remove recursively command.

No, it is not. The thread under discussion is about "recommending a re-install for every issue", and it is right.

There are issues where a re-install is either the only resort or the most recommendable action, and under those circumstances recommending a re-install is obviously in the interest of the "client".

pp. said: No, it is not. The thread under discussion is about "recommending a re-install for every issue", and it is right.

There are issues where a re-install is either the only resort or the most recommendable action, and under those circumstances recommending a re-install is obviously in the interest of the "client".

Clearly there are exceptions!!

there are many things that would require a re-install. chmod recursively 777 / is some of them. But recommending it because you do not know the answer to the question to me that is selfish and lazy on the answerers part.

If a user is posting a question in here they more then likely do not know any answers them selves so will do what ever they are told.

drubin said: Do you disagree with the title

No, I do not.

drubin said:

I am completly shocked that this has even become an issue.... Perhaps I was too hasty in my decision to post this thread. I never meant for it to become confrontation from the wrong side; just meerly a questioning attitude.

Although the information is correct, not sure why this is a sticky?

kevdog said: Although the information is correct, not sure why this is a sticky?

Because people wouldn't see it if it was not a sticky, as it would get buried under the horde of threads.

Sukarn said: Because people wouldn't see it if it was not a sticky, as it would get buried under the horde of threads.

But at the same time...nobody reads the stickies ;)

Unfortunately the argument for or against a reinstall is based on correlation and unmeasurable variables. If you have the ability to manipulate the computer and understand how the programs run and can access the right area then this argument works for (you). But not everybody is a geek or has the patience or even wants to be one, nor wants anything but a working computer setup. I don't see people on here very often complaining about a reinstall and losing important information.

We all know that a fresh install beats a upgrade generally in fixing problems and having a more likely good starting point to move on from, granted if you have a non-corrupted disc or download. This may be true for those of us who know how to get everything setup but don't know all the files that can be manipulated or want to, or want to learn all of the command line stuff.

With the basic Ubuntu releases now you can get by without hardly ever using the terminal except for auto-remove (for ease) and auto-clean. Personally I know probably 10 or so commands beyond this, but usually have to look them up to get them correct. Yes I know there are third party things that the terminal is effective with but I think that the terminal may be part of what keeps people away. Yes I know that it is important for accessing apt sources.lists but if as time goes on the developers makes all this stuff more easily accessible more people will switch over or dual boot.