Partition Question

[Ed Fletcher]

tiiim wrote:
> Simon Taplin Wrote: 
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>>The next time I re-install Ubuntu and I create a /home partition, will 
>>Ubuntu then pick up this partition each time I have to do a re-install 
>>(I tend to break my home systems) and then pick all my profile settings
>>
>>like what screensavers I have selected, wallpapers, themes, etc?
>>
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> if you do decide to have a seperate parition for home (a lot of home
> users can just be ok with a massive /) but if you want /home for safety
> reasons in theory when you reinstall Ubunutu u tell it not to format
> that drive in which case it will save the data on it.

You will also have to tell the Ubuntu installer to mount that directory 
on /home when you are setting up your partitions.  Use "mount" within a 
terminal and print the result to have a hard copy of what you have 
mounted where to use for reference during the next install.

Ed
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