Guy Fraser wrote:
> Also consider the possibility that it might make more sense
> to keep /home on a separate partition, and leave this alone even if
> installing.
That can and does cause problems as well.
Using old configuration files can and does cause lots of
problems when the software that uses them is updated, that
includes to user level config files in the home directories.
Unless the update process has a way of updating all the configuration
files under /home it is better to tar it up and store it
somewhere. You can restore it in an alternate location and
move the files that don't exist after the upgrade then use diff
to determine what needs to changed in with the files that are left.
That is basically what I do when I upgrade a server.
You must have lots of spare time on your hands.
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