On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 16:19:54 -0600 Charlie Kravetz <c...@teamcharliesangels.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:45:48 -0700 > Robert Holtzman <hol...@cox.net> wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 01:39:09PM -0700, George Farris wrote: > > > On Thu, 2010-11-04 at 16:24 +0000, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > Daniel Gross wrote on 28/10/10 01:01: > > > > >... > > > > > 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. > > > > >... > > > > > > > > That is a common misconception. Reinstalling Ubuntu on the same > > > > partition doesn't lose the user's data either. > > > > > > > > > > It sure is if I choose to format the partition!!!! > > > > As you would if you chose to do a fresh install or to install a different > > distro. > > > > I believe the default now is to not format on a fresh install. You have > to actually tell it to do the format, otherwise, it simply erases > the /etc and other root partitions and runs the install on top of the > installed release. That way /home does not get erased. Well, bad wording here. it does not erase partitions, but rather, it erases directories. At least, on the installs I tested with Ubuntu and Xubuntu 10.10. -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com]
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