[ubuntu-uk] Replacing Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04

[Daniel Case]

Is your /home directory on another partition or the same as the Mint
system? Either way, take a backup somewhere to be sure nothing happens
(I've had my power go out in the middle of an install before... it
happens!)

If your /home is separate, it should be safe, if not... Ubuntu will
probably wipe it.

On 2 July 2012 22:13, Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk> wrote:
> On 02/07/12 21:48, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
>>
>> If I want to replace Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04, will it just be a
>> case of installing over the top, and if so will that affect my Home
>> directory at all?
>> In other words if I do this will my Home directory stay intact or do I
>> need to back it up then restore after installation of Ubuntu?
>>
> I gather that Mint has it's own customisations, so I guess it depends if the
> installer wipes everything other than everything in /home.
>
> If in doubt, boot from a live CD/DVD and backup your home directory
> somewhere.  It's better to have a backup that you can copy back over if it
> all goes wrong. :-)
>
> Rob
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