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

[Fritz Hudnut]

AG:

Never enough HDs or operating systems . . . to quote from a pop tune . . .
"we must be moving on" . . . .

F

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 9:25 AM, Aere Greenway <Aere at dvorak-keyboards.com>
wrote:

> 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>
>> <Aere at Dvorak-Keyboards.com>
>> To: Lubuntu Users <Lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: [lubuntu-users] On Lubuntu 18.04,      is a 32-bit /home
>>         compatible with a 64-bit home?
>> Message-ID:
>>         <643f377b-5e36-262b-5390-55e3c2199a17 at Dvorak-Keyboards.com>
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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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Can any of you think of any problems that could result from this?  Or
>> perhaps files that should not be restored in this case?
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Aere
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Aere:
>
> 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" . . . .  : - )
>
> 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 . . . .
>
> 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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