On 18/09/10 14:23, alan c wrote: <snip /> > I do not understand the following very well, sorry. I have lots of > 'new install' experiences but have never been adventurous at this stage
I think your questions are rather good ones Alan. Perhaps either there is already, or we (the ones who *get* this stuff) need to put together, a page with a couple of proven methods of backing-up and restoring a user's home directory across new and/or upgraded Ubuntu installations. >> Just move /home into a separate filesystem, if it isn't already, make >> a note of any apps and config you need, then reformat / and install >> 10.04 into it. Let the install procedure pick up the existing >> /home/$username folder - it should sort things out for you. If >> possible, avoid replacing it later; have it there, /in situ/, first. > > ' move /home into a separate filesystem' > copy and paste ok? Is this 'separate filesystem' typically a separate > independent partition such as a backup disk or backup partition? Or is > the 'separate filesystem intended maybe to be the target partition for > the new install though? Not clear at all about this. *If* I was to copy my home dir, I would do one of two things: either cp -a (copy with archiving etc. man cp for the options) or: tar it into a tarball. IMHO *moving" a user's home dir is fraught with issues. The OP didn't mention that you don't want to do this whilst being logged (as the same user) in for example ;-) > Or would I be using the Install Partitioning option 'manual' where I > nominate the directories and check off which should or should not be > formatted? All good questions and I think we should provide you a decent answer that is a foolproof as can be. Wiki? Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
