clean install of Kubuntu

Matthew Flaschen matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu
Thu May 24 03:41:33 UTC 2007


anthony baldwin wrote:
> Would it not be a good idea to consider taking a look at the ./hidden 
> files in /home
> (like /.kde) before deciding to back the entire directory up?
> If one wants a clean install, could not some of the config files and 
> such in those directories
> be troublesome

Well, possibly.  I was actually recommending he create the /home while
reinstalling (so the current one would be erased).

, or, at the very least, unnecessary, and thus unduly
> cumbersome in the
> back-up process?

I'm not talking about backing up, but rather making a separate partition
so the folder won't be erased at all during reinstalls.

Matt Flaschen




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