On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 06:06:34PM -0500, Ric Moore wrote: > Careful there, I would not copy any of the /home/username/dot-files or > dot directories over, except like .mozilla and .thunderbird, so you > don't carry over some old and crufty setting that might have been > problematic.
I have the exact opposite philosophy. My home directory has survived across many, many different operating systems and computers. If a new version of some app breaks compatibility with a dot file, which is rare, then I'll handle that on a case by case basis. Otherwise, I get to keep all of my comfortable settings.