If you are running KDE, then all your KDE specific settings are under
the .kde directory (i.e. /home/myuser/.kde).
On 10-09-21 04:43 PM, Mark Carlson wrote:
This will also remove all of the settings that you may want to keep,
so be careful!
Things that may be stored in "dot-files" (hidden files and
directories) in your home directory:
- Mozilla bookmarks, settings, and plug-ins (you will have to
re-install flash for your user after removing ~/.mozilla)
- Window manager settings including your customized desktop "look and
feel" (which may or may not be compatible with the new version of the
window manager you are using)
- Your text editor settings (especially important if you use vim or emacs)
- Customized environment variables you may or may not know you are using
- SSH "authorized keys" and custom config settings (may be a good idea
to get rid of some cruft here, anyway)
If I lost all of my dot-files, I'd be screwed!
-Mark C.
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Rick Johnson<[email protected]> wrote:
... and i suggest you rm all hidden files and directories in /home/$user.
The old configs and permissions can lead to trouble and should be re-created
by the new install.
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Richard Carter<[email protected]>
wrote:
Shawn,
Thanks for your reply. Judging from what you wrote I believe I have just
a "typical desktop/workstation" with no special features of the type you
mention. So I guess I'll copy over just /home.
Robin
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Shawn<[email protected]> wrote:
You haven't given us enough information. If this is a typical
desktop/workstation, then copying /home may be all you need to do.
But, if you have a special setup, there may be more. For instance, if
you have setup Apache on the old box for development purposes, you may want
to move over your customizations (if any) for Apache. If you have set up
revision control, you would need to explore how to migrate your
repositories, etc.
In my case, I *do* have those sort of specialized setups. But when I
upgrade or install a new box, I just recreate them as needed - it only takes
a few minutes, and helps keep me in practice and the knowledge fresh. :)
HTH.
Shawn
On 10-09-20 11:31 AM, Richard Carter wrote:
Hi Folks,
I have 2 desk top PCs both with AMD64 processors: "new" with AMD Athlon
II X4 635 and no OS, "old" with AMD Athlon 64 2800+ and debian 5. I'm
going to install debian 5 for AMD on "new" and I'm usure about which
files from "old" I should copy over to "new". I'll certainly copy /home
but what about /etc, /var and /usr?
Robin
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