Fresh Install of newer release to include all configurations from previous release.

[mikodo]

Hello everyone,

To include an older version release's personal set up of data, preferences, settings, binary and source packages with dependencies, additional repositories, and all else configured; On say Ubuntu 9.10 to a clean install of Ubuntu 10.4, would it be helpful to have the following sub-directories under (/), on separate partitions before hand?

var

home

usr/local

etc

Then, after a manual install of (/) in the new release, bring the previous list of sub-directories forward to it.

Would this save a lot of re-configuration and re-installing on the new release?

Thank you.

[mikodo]

*bump*

Maybe the question makes little sense?

Just trying to sort out a good way to ensure I bring forward all data I will want on a clean install of Lucid from Karmic when Lucid is officially released.

Thanks.