On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:13:37 +0100, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > > Share things like you KDE/GNOME config files and it WILL bite you at > > some time. > > no, it won't > > kde uses for its major versionds (3.3, 3.4, 3.5) different directories > (.kde3.3, .kde3.4, .kde3.5). Worst case - you have to set a symlink > (.kde) before you log in.
Major versions, yes, but not minor versions. The problems occur when you upgrade one distro to a later minor version, run it, then go back to the older version. config files are intended to be backward-compatible, not forward-compatible. This isn't urban myth, I have experienced it. -- Neil Bothwick Nice computers don't go down.
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