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| From | Charlie S <taoquester@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: making more room in root partition for distribution upgrade |
| Date | 2018-05-20 08:00 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <vRpxT-tt-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <vQAc1-3uV-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <vRb1T-rm-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Sat, 19 May 2018 09:16:43 -0500 ntrfug sent: > More than 20 years ago I began saving personal files to a different > partition than the OS. > > I've used this system for Windows (when I started) and for more > flavors of Linux than I can remember. I did this so I could wipe the > root partition and reinstall without destroying my personal files. > > I call it "files" and mount it on /home/ntrfug/Documents at boot. <snip> After contemplation, my reply is: I thought that's what everyone did? Have a root, a home, a usr, a var, a tmp, graphics, etc etc.. partition. If ever there is a problem with the O/S and in the event it needs reinstallation. Install what O/S is desired and allow all the other partitions to be used, but not formatted. I must admit I thought this was the norm, even with windows? Though I did read somewhere that if there is a separate /usr partition that some things, with systemd, like my backlight on the monitor receives an error message, which mine does? Once the O/S is installed with all that is used, the configuration files from home just kick in automagically? Or so it has been for myself. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** A free society is a place where it is safe to be unpopular. --Adlai Stevenson *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - Magic indeed. -----------------------------------------------------
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Re: making more room in root partition for distribution upgrade bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-18 01:40 +0200
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Re: making more room in root partition for distribution upgrade Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2018-05-18 03:30 +0200
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Re: making more room in root partition for distribution upgrade Charlie S <taoquester@gmail.com> - 2018-05-20 08:00 +0200
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Re: making more room in root partition for distribution upgrade Abdullah Ramazanoğlu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-21 22:20 +0200
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Re: making more room in root partition for distribution upgrade Abdullah Ramazanoğlu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-22 00:20 +0200
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Re: making more room in root partition for distribution upgrade Abdullah Ramazanoğlu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-22 21:00 +0200
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Re: making more room in root partition for distribution upgrade deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-05-22 23:30 +0200
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