Thanks Mike.. I see that.. I have avoided problems i think by only moving the data folders and not the whole Home..
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Mike Holstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 4, 2013 7:01 PM, "Joseph Ronne" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > As near as I can tell in 12.10 Studio 64bit my home partition contains > only data. The config information resides in the file system itself. > Because of past problems I build the system on two hard drives one of which > remains disconnected other than to transfer data (home) to it occasionally > or to run when a problem with the main drive occurs. When a problem does > occur i rebuild the main drive to the point the problem occurred and then > try to isolate it or avoid the source. This may sound complicated, you do > have to keep track of additions and modifications.. but that is what lists > are for. > > This 12.10 Studio is running on an old Dell 9100 P965 with a pentium 4 > dual core. It runs quite well and I am happy, I use Blender Inkscape and > Gimp for graphics and the whole JACK repertoire for MIDI. Plus it seems to > handle the whole Cairo cuteness quite well. > > The config for most everything is either in ~/.config somewhere or in > another hidden directory in your home directory such as ~/.mozilla... > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Mike Holstein <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Feb 4, 2013 5:51 PM, "George DiceGeorge" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > Somewhere I read about a separate data partition, > >> > I’ve always done it in windows, > >> > but I guess you’re right, it only brings in complications, > >> > and a temptation to share it between different OS’s... > >> > >> Don't think of it as a temptation... just do it if you need it... > sharing a home between other linux distros or ubuntu installations can be > handy.. or if you reinstall often and just want to blow the os out and keep > your data and configs... my only point is, not to assume the issue is *not* > in your home, and go through a hassle implementing a fix, and acutally > copying the problem and bringing it forward with you... also, not to assume > data on a seperate home is "safe"... its still a partition on a hard drive > that *will* fail, so the seperate home should be a choice more of > convenience than safety, stability... > >> > >> > > >> > The more standard my installation is the easier it will be for you > experts to help me with any problems... > >> > so I’m doing a default installation... > >> > > >> > From: Mike Holstein > >> > Sent: Monday, 04 February, 2013 22:27 > >> > To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion > >> > Subject: Re: Installing 12.10 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Feb 4, 2013 4:02 PM, "George DiceGeorge" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > > >> > > I'm hoping to install UStudio 12.10, > >> > > on a HP Pavilion a6250.uk > >> > > it's 64 bit Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz says sysinfo > (kentsfield) > >> > > it has Virtualization technology > >> > > > >> > > I'm downloading ubuntustudio-12.10-dvd-amd64iso. > >> > > I'm going to test it on a live DVD or USB stick first. > >> > > > >> > > The existing OS in Ubuntu 12.04 32bit, which has upgraded many > times and seems to have faults. > >> > > > >> > > I want a separate Home partition, > >> > > should I do this after it's installed, > >> > > or during installing? > >> > > And then copy the old Home data over? > >> > > > >> > > I knew a lot about CP/M and MSDOS3.2, > >> > > but havenet enough brain left to become an expert on Linux, > >> > > I hope it will just work. > >> > > > >> > > [george] > >> > > >> > You want the seperate home before installation, not trying to create > it afterward... what does a seperate home do? Or better yet, what doesn't > it do?... > >> > > >> > Seperate home partition on the same hard drive doesn't provide any > backup or extra protection. *when* that hard drive fails, the data in any > partition is able to be lost. /home on a seperate hard drive doesn't > provide any extra protection either... just means your data is on a > different drive than the os, which might be handy with a spinnng drive and > an ssd. > >> > > >> > Seperate home doesn't isolate your configuration from causing issues > and "breaking" things... > >> > > >> > For example, right now, your user config could be the cause of all > your issues. When you reinstall, and move your home data, either from or to > a seperate home partition or not, you will bring the error with you. > >> > > >> > I would troubleshoot your current 12.04 that is "broken" by creating > a new user, and logging in and testing... or by removing or renaming your > .config files in your home. This will isolate your configuration from the > equation. > >> > > >> > I run 12.04... its the lts. Long term support. There is no reason not > to run 12.10, but 12.04 is supported for 5 years and 12.10 for 18 months, > assuming that would sway your decision... > >> > > >> > What does a seperate home partition do? It really helps one maintain > one place for data and configurations for whatever benefit that might > bring... > >> > > >> > Cheers and good luck! > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > >> > > [email protected] > >> > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > >> > > >> > ________________________________ > >> > -- > >> > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > >> > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > >
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