Problems after upgrade: No Browser or Evolution Email

[ozark_hillbilly]

@ Oldfred

admin@ed-Desktop:~$ sudo blkid -o list
device fs_type label mount point UUID
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/dev/sda1 ntfs (not mounted) 30182B1D182AE218
/dev/sda5 ext3 HOME /media/HOME 3d34262b-e98a-441c-bc7a-e3a3989d1378
/dev/sda6 swap <swap> 2a8810b8-d6e6-4c2b-a89c-fb345ca0a122
/dev/sda7 ext4 / ba167dfa-471a-4ee5-940e-7c67e3931ce3
/dev/sdb1 ext3 Backupdrive /media/Backupdrive 7a117704-c5b0-4858-92c4-16e95deb55f9
/dev/sdb5 ext3 Drive 2: sdb5 (not mounted) 07cbf7e3-e34c-429a-b26a-00dbe44a9884
/dev/sdc1 ntfs /media/4CB9BA847381C91A 4CB9BA847381C91A


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admin@ed-Desktop:~$ sudo cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda7 during installation
UUID=ba167dfa-471a-4ee5-940e-7c67e3931ce3 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=2a8810b8-d6e6-4c2b-a89c-fb345ca0a122 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
admin@ed-Desktop:~$

[ozark_hillbilly]

@ Oldfred

Is the line with the > < what I need to insert? Do I need to save or backup anything first?

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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0

> UUID=3d34262b-e98a-441c-bc7a-e3a3989d1378 /home ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1 <

# / was on /dev/sda7 during installation
UUID=ba167dfa-471a-4ee5-940e-7c67e3931ce3 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=2a8810b8-d6e6-4c2b-a89c-fb345ca0a122 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

[oldfred]

I might change a couple of settings. Just use defaults and 0 2 not 0 1.

UUID=3d34262b-e98a-441c-bc7a-e3a3989d1378 /home ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 2


sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.backup
gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
# Anytime you edit fstab always do this before rebooting. If no errors it just remounts everything, but if errors you have to fix before rebooting or you may not be able to, Make sure you have partition unmounted if previously mounted when creating new mounts:
sudo mount -a

You still will have your old (was new) home folder in / (root). If you made any user settings inside your new install, you may want to copy them into your /home. You eventually want to houseclean out the /home/{yourname} folder.

[ozark_hillbilly]

@ oldfred

Modifying Fstab was the solution I believe! Can I now download & install Google & Evolution and it should pick up my user data from the /home folder (ie existing Bookmarks, address book)?

I really appreciate your assistance Fred. Thanks a lot.....

Ed

[oldfred]

Generally applications settings are in /home, so just reinstalling an application will find the previous settings. Most will upgrade ok.