preserving partitions during reinstall

[Rick Stevens]

On 09/10/2012 03:47 PM, Suvayu Ali uttered this comment:
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:08:47PM +0100, Dave Mitchell wrote:
>>
>> The point is that *none* of the Ananconda install options:
>>      Use all space
>>      Replace Existing Linux System(s)
>>      Shrink current system
>>      use Free space
>>      Create custom layout
>> will read the existing partitioning of vg_pigeon and present that to you
>> as a default; they all either suggest a completely new set of defaults, or
>> in the case of custom, present no defaults at all.
>>
>> Or to put it another way, missing from that list of install options above,
>> seems to be:
>>      Keep existing Linux partitioning
>>
>
> You say your original partitioning was custom partitioning, then how do
> you expect Anaconda will figure it out without help?  The way to do what
> you want would be to enter custom partitioning, not delete any of the
> existing partitions, specify the appropriate mount points (again only
> you know this, no way Anaconda can figure this out), and then continue
> with your upgrade as usual.

IIRC, "Replace Existing Linux System(s)" will keep the existing 
partitioning. It just replaces the OS--assuming it'll fit.
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