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On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, John J. Boyer wrote:

> Hello,
> How do I upgrade from Redhat 7.1 to 7.2 without losing my configuration
> files or my brltty driver?

Performing an "upgrade" with the Red HAT 7.2 disk should preserve most of 
your customisations.  To what degree is this reliable I can't tell.


Nicolas