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Re: [LUG] Wife's computer
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- Subject: Re: [LUG] Wife's computer
- From: Neil <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:40:25 +0000
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On 09/02/2020 14:04, Julian Hall wrote:
Do you not install /home to a separate partition? That would preserve
all user files and program settings whilst allowing you to do a full
reinstall. The only difference when you install is that you choose
'Something else' when it asks you where to install the OS, select the
partition you installed Linux on, '/' for the mount point and check to
Format it; then the already existing partition with /home installed,
'/home' as the mount point, but do /NOT/ Format it.
When the machine is booted with the new installation the boot process
will seamlessly pick up the user settings from /home as usual.
Kind regards,
Julian
No, I don't do that. I have used that system in the past, but decided
that I did not like it. So home stays on the main partition.
I understand how it works, but I need to do my new installation just
once a year, so I am happy to cope with the slight hassle.
Neil
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