+1 2010/10/28 Daniel Gross <daniel.gr...@utoronto.ca>
> Hello, > > I have finally taken the plunge and installed the latest Ubuntu instead > of Windows XP (while still running Windows xp in a VM). > > It would be great if a tool existed that supports moving the home folder > from the "boot" partition to a "data" partition. Ideally, the tool would > support creating a data partition by resizing the boot partition, as > well as recommending a minimum size for the data partition based on the > size of the home folder. > > Ideally, i think, such a setup could already be suggested during the > Ubuntu installation process. Perhaps, under an "advanced setup" heading > -- removing the need to move the home partition. > > The main benefit for such a setup, is that it allows reinstalling Ubuntu > without loosing the users data, which would be safely sitting in a > separate data partition. > > Also, during (re)installation, Ubuntu could recognize the existence of a > data partition that includes a home folder, and suggest configuring > itself accordingly. > > Taking this idea a step further, perhaps its possible to also preserve > the packages that were installed, so that these remain intact in the > data partition also. Perhaps a better name for the data partition could > be "User" partition, which includes all user configured, tailored, > created data. As opposed to the System partition which includes the base > OS only, and that can be reinstalled at will. > > thanks, > > Daniel > > > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >
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