What I do for a new machine?

[Ric Moore]

On 12/03/2011 07:45 AM, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> Do
> you really have plans to install 10GB worth of stuff in /opt?

I use /opt in the old Caldera tradition, with /opt mounted on it's own 
partition. I store all of my media files there and just make links to 
them on my ~/Desktop directory. I also store my backup of my home 
directory there as well. So, when it's install time, I can cleanly 
install to the /npartition and re-mount /opt after. Then I restore my 
links and copy my home directory files back. I usually do not restore 
the dot-files. Then I copy my email directories back and I'm good to go. Ric

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