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| From | ntrfug <ntrfug@cox.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Separate /home directories etc? |
| Date | 2018-07-07 01:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <w8IEa-19B-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <w8FPX-7Uj-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Fri, 6 Jul 2018 15:47:37 -0500
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> In response to a unrelated post to a LUG, I was asked if I had a
> separate /home directory. Short answer -- no.
>
> I abandoned WinXP when Jessie had become stable.
> The installer defaults {I assume for cause} to putting every thing on
> one partition/directory.
>
> Where may I read about pros/cons ?
> TIA
>
>
The home directory contains not only "personal data" but configuration
directories for all your apps.
I long ago settled on a middle-of-the-road solution--I have a partition
mounted on /home/ntrfug/files which contains all my "data" such as
email, photos, documents, non-distribution software, bank statements,
etc. I've been doing this for ~20 years and I still like it. I can
reinstall nuking the home directory to take advantage of updated
configurations but still keep my word processing documents, email, and
general umm, stuff.
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