On 06/05/2018 10:17 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 16:30:52 -0600
From: Aere Greenway <[email protected]>
To: Lubuntu Users <[email protected]
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Subject: [lubuntu-users] On Lubuntu 18.04, is a 32-bit /home
compatible with a 64-bit home?
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I'm thinking of switching my 32-bit Lubuntu to 64-bit, when I go to
18.04. The machine (in both cases - same machine) is 64-bit
architecture.
My idea is to restore (including hidden files) my 32-bit Lubuntu
16.04.4
/home directory, currently backed-up using deja-dup, to a new Lubuntu
18.04 64-bit system.
Can any of you think of any problems that could result from this? Or
perhaps files that should not be restored in this case?
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Sincerely,
Aere
Aere:
It should be that the installer will find your home directory if you
use the same username it should "work" . . . especially if it's
Lubuntu to Lubuntu. We might have discussed some install problems
going from one distro to another and having a problem logging into the
GUI account, whereas using a TTY the log in name and password would
work . . . . All of this might be easier if the /home partition is in
a separate partition, fresh file system install in the /root partition
and so forth . . . . Also I believe that 64 bit can run 32 bit apps,
but not vice versa . . . but, as in all things linux, "go for broke,
no guarantees" . . . . : - )
Likely you could always get back into the old hard drive to access
stuff . . . it's interesting how long old HDs will soldier on even
with sector damage . . . .
F
F:
Thanks for your comments.
Since I do have many different Linux partitions from different
distributions, I just use the /home directory of each partition. But I
do back up the production system home directory using deja-dup, which
has worked well for me in restoring the entire home directory to totally
new systems.
The thing that is convincing me to migrate to another hard-disk, is the
number of correctable errors, and the number of seek-errors.
It takes noticeably longer to install updates - especially on Windows.
I am about to embark on this task. What? Me worry?
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Sincerely,
Aere
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