Can i reinstall without loosing settings/apps??

[linuxisevolution]

i accidentally ( yes, surprisingly, its possible.....) messed up my linux box!!! i want to reinstall, is it possible just to reinstall without changing anything??? help!

[Pumalite]

If you have a separate /home partition you can do it. If you don't have one; you can make it:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome

[linuxisevolution]

If you have a separate /home partition you can do it. If you don't have one; you can make it:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome
thanks for the suggestion but couldn't i just copy the one i have now? :P

[Pumalite]

You can make a backup of your /home and restore it later.

[linuxisevolution]

You can make a backup of your /home and restore it later.
how? thanks for helping and the quick response!

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some windows were made to be broken

[Pumalite]

Take your pick:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p13.htm#overall_plan
http://restore.holonyx.com/
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=564836
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p13.htm
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/partimage
http://web2linux.blogspot.com/2007/11/apples-time-machine-now-for-linux.html
you could try sbackup - in the repos
DAR
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/disk-archive-backup-and-restore-using-dar-and-kdardar-frontend.html
http://dar.linux.free.fr/doc/Features.html

[linuxisevolution]

Take your pick:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p13.htm#overall_plan
http://restore.holonyx.com/
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=564836
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p13.htm
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/partimage
http://web2linux.blogspot.com/2007/11/apples-time-machine-now-for-linux.html
you could try sbackup - in the repos
DAR
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/disk-archive-backup-and-restore-using-dar-and-kdardar-frontend.html
http://dar.linux.free.fr/doc/Features.html
thanks

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some windows were made to be broken

[Pumalite]

You are welcome.

[linuxisevolution]

i am glad there are linux users that will take their time to help others :)

[Pumalite]

I was a newbie like you last year and taurus helped me a lot.

[linuxisevolution]

thanks but im not a noob to linux lol. i am a network admin for some servers and whatnot.... i just never could successfully get this to work. but thanks :)

[Pumalite]

Well; I'm a newbie!!