Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: reinstall after saving /home?

  1. #1
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Peterborough, ON, Canada
    Beans
    244
    Distro
    Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine

    reinstall after saving /home?

    I'm running Ubuntu 8.04.1 with netbook remix and there is now a minor problem with the windows in all apps as a result of what I believe is a bug in one of the remix components. I've filed a bug report for that component (Desktop-switcher), but would like to get my system back to the way it was right away. So here is my question. Can I save my /home folder, then wipe my Ubuntu Hardy volume on my laptop, reinstall Hardy from scratch and THEN, replace my old /home file (in place of the one created by the new installation)? Could replacing the entire /home file cause some instability; e.g. because some of the Hardy files may have changed? Is there a better procedure or a way to make sure it's OK before replacing?

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Beans
    4,714
    Distro
    Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

    Re: reinstall after saving /home?

    In general, what you describe works fine. However, if your current problem regarding Desktop-switcher is caused by a configuration file in your home directory, then copying it back after the reinstall well of course re-introduce the problem.

    So when you restore your /home directory, copy data files, but not the config files. (The config files all start with a dot in the file/directory name. E.g. ~/.gconf or ~/.gnome).

    Note that your bookmarks are in ~/.mozilla. You may want to copy that one over, especially if you believe it is not related to the Desktop-switcher problem.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    hyderabad
    Beans
    138
    Distro
    Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

    Re: reinstall after saving /home?

    Code:
    cd ~
    tar czvf backup.tar.gz ~/[a-zA-z]* ~/.mozilla
    This is what you are looking for..
    You can Follow Me Here and My Blog Here

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •