On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 08:03:01 -0700 Chuck Hast <[email protected]> dijo:
>So I am all ears as to how to do it properly. The last time I did this >of course the machine created a home directory for my login, but >I had to go in and replace it with my original home directory after the >whole thing had been created, then like now the disk was a clean new >disk, and I copied the home directory from another disk. I am thinking >to go ahead and move the home directory to the new disk prior to >installing OS as I always set up a separate partition for the home >directory. The last time I did this I backed up just ~/ to an external disk, and then did a fresh install of Linux. The computer had an SSD where I wanted to install both / and ~/, but in separate partitions. The installation procedures provide for partitioning and formatting, so I just created the two partitions, designated them as / and ~/, and proceeded with the installation. Once the installation was complete I copied everything from the external drive to the new ~/ partition. Everything went perfectly, except that Xfce (my favorite desktop) keeps a separate folder for things that are supposed to appear in the Settings Manager GUI, and I ended up with two copies of some of them. As a result, those that were duplicated failed to appear in the Settings Manager window. It took a long time to figure this out. Otherwise, all the preferences, plugins, add-ons and extensions for all my programs (Firefox, LibreOffice, etc.) were exactly as they were before. I have become a firm believer in keeping ~/ as a separate partition. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
