[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 78, Issue 1

[Aere Greenway]

On 06/05/2018 10:17 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:
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>     Message: 1
>     Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 16:30:52 -0600
>     From: Aere Greenway <Aere at Dvorak-Keyboards.com>
>     To: Lubuntu Users <Lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:Lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>>
>     Subject: [lubuntu-users] On Lubuntu 18.04,      is a 32-bit /home
>             compatible with a 64-bit home?
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>     I'm thinking of switching my 32-bit Lubuntu to 64-bit, when I go to
>     18.04.  The machine (in both cases - same machine) is 64-bit
>     architecture.
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>     My idea is to restore (including hidden files) my 32-bit Lubuntu
>     16.04.4
>     /home directory, currently backed-up using deja-dup, to a new Lubuntu
>     18.04 64-bit system.
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>     Can any of you think of any problems that could result from this?  Or
>     perhaps files that should not be restored in this case?
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>     -- 
>     Sincerely,
>     Aere
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> Aere:
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> It should be that the installer will find your home directory if you 
> use the same username it should "work" . . . especially if it's 
> Lubuntu to Lubuntu.  We might have discussed some install problems 
> going from one distro to another and having a problem logging into the 
> GUI account, whereas using a TTY the log in name and password would 
> work . . . .  All of this might be easier if the /home partition is in 
> a separate partition, fresh file system install in the /root partition 
> and so forth . . . .  Also I believe that 64 bit can run 32 bit apps, 
> but not vice versa . . . but, as in all things linux, "go for broke, 
> no guarantees" . . . .  : - )
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> Likely you could always get back into the old hard drive to access 
> stuff . . . it's interesting how long old HDs will soldier on even 
> with sector damage . . . .
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> F

F:

Thanks for your comments.

Since I do have many different Linux partitions from different 
distributions, I just use the /home directory of each partition. But I 
do back up the production system home directory using deja-dup, which 
has worked well for me in restoring the entire home directory to totally 
new systems.

The thing that is convincing me to migrate to another hard-disk, is the 
number of correctable errors, and the number of seek-errors.

It takes noticeably longer to install updates - especially on Windows.

I am about to embark on this task.  What?  Me worry?

-- 
Sincerely,
Aere

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