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really simple question, but i just want to be sure.
i'm running ubuntu right now, but i'm thinking of installing arch on this computer. i have /home with all my data on a separate partition (ext4). could i simply wipe the root partition and put arch on it and use my existing /home partition? i don't see why not, but i thought i should ask before i try.
thanks.
Last edited by anti-destin (2010-01-09 09:20:24)
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Yep, and it works just fine for the most part. One of the things you may have to watch out for is your configuration files being a tad bit different from one distro to another, that and the locations that they are put in.
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Yep, and it works just fine for the most part. One of the things you may have to watch out for is your configuration files being a tad bit different from one distro to another, that and the locations that they are put in.
I had issues with quite a few files when I did that. Not that its a bad idea. I just stored everything on an external HDD and copied it over after a fresh install.
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No need to wipe your root, you can just format it when you install Arch. I have seperate / & /home it makes life a lot easier, especially for a distro-hopper. You might want to clear out your config' files to give yourself a clean slate, unless you're going to install Gnome on Arch.
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i have only one partition and when im installing an other OS i just mount the partition to /mnt for example and do
cd /mnt
for i in $( ls | grep -v home ); do rm -rf $i; done
mv home home.old
Install Arch/Gentoo/Ubuntu/whatever _without_ formating the partition (Arch asks you for formating it, you can just say no)
after install just
mv home.old home
and thats all
but when you have /home on a extra partition you can just say that he should use but not re-format /home and thats all
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when i said 'wipe', i meant format. actually, i ended up just redoing the whole drive, as i had to play around with the partitions.
but thanks for all the information.
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