On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Moz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Mallikarjun > > > >>(1) can i share single /home between ubuntu and fedora > >>(2) if so will the configuration files stay intact and consistant? > > > > Here's what I suggest. You already have Ubuntu installed I believe. > > Backup your /home on an external drive (pen drive or external HDD). > > Make enough space on your internal HDD and then install Fedora, > > allowing it to format your /home if it wants to. At the end, boot > > Fedora once and then copy your backup of /home from the external > > drive back to your internal HDD. Perhaps that will delete some config > > files but this might work. > > On the contrary he should keep the existing data on /home partition > and use it as it is. That way there is at least some chance that it > will work. > Also the first user created in Fedora will need same user name as in > Ubuntu. Otherwise it will simply use different home directory > (/home/<username>). > > > Onkar > I used dd command to copy the entire partition Best Regards mallikarjun > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >
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