by dasein » But like I said, that's just me.
Not really, it is "irritating", it makes me sad, when I think about how much work and time people have put into writing and maintaining things like the "Debian Wiki", manuals, etc. and it does sometimes seem like nobody bothers to use them,..
It also depends on what kind of mood I'm in
If that is the case then i think i should reinstall
Just a little more, If everything is working on now, then you probably do not need to re-install immediately.
I just found out what the problem was. I tried to set a static IP for my computer and failed probably, so i set it back to dynamic and stuff is working again.
Probably as long as you do not try doing any updates or upgrades, everything will keep working for "who knows how long", This gives you plenty of opportunity to copy and save any data that is important to you, IE: videos, images, etc.
Actual "back up", wont't be much use, you would not want to make a complete "back up", then re-install the same "mixed up" system over again.
In a nutshell, do what you need to, to have everything you want saved, and be prepared for a "crash", if and when that occurs, then you will be better off doing a fresh install, but it will be no big deal, you have everything you want to save, saved. It must be on a separate device or medium, like a USB stick, or you can put the stuff on a CD/DVD.
Probably you have a program of some sort, that need this :
You may want to try to find out more on that, what it is, where you got it etc.
There may be something similar available in the Debian repos.
My kid made a mess of his system , downloading some games he wanted,.. but that is another subject.