Dear all, The following paragraph is incorrect:
"It can also be used to create a separate /home partition. This can be very useful in case you decide to reinstall Ubuntu, as it allows you to format and reinstall the operating system, whilst keeping all your personal files and program settings intact in a separate partition." Explanation: Since Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, it is possible to reinstall Ubuntu keeping /home folder intact, even if the /home is inside / . You just have to partition manually and set / in the old / partition (and keep the same login/password, and same file format). For those who understand French, see http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/reinstallation_ubuntu. I don't know where the English equivalent is. (if needed I can complete the English wiki, just tell me). So if you want to talk about separate /home, I propose the following : "It can also be used to create a separate /home partition. This can be useful in case you use several GNU/Linux distributions on the same computer, allowing you to share the same personal files and program settings between them." By the way, the most frequent use of manual partitionning IMHO is for creating dual-boot, when the default dual-boot options are not satisfactory. I think to mention it would be more usefull for beginers than the separate /home. Regards, Yann - ubuntu-fr team _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
