installation doubt

Oliver Grawert ogra at ubuntu.com
Wed Nov 16 15:10:25 UTC 2011


hi,
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:32:42 +0000
Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> * You can't share /home between different distros in a multiboot
> arrangement that way. (E.g. it's very nice to be able to install the
> *next* version of Ubuntu for a test-run before you commit to upgrading
> your main install.)

that can get you into awkward situations where apps use different
mechanisms for storing their settings, i really wouldnt count on
userspace to work properly if you share home between distros (or even
different releases of the same distro) once they excpect a certain
setup in your home dir ... 
there are weeks of work of an ubuntu development cycle going into
making sure that forward transitions of app settings work for users ...

i.e. if the evolution folder format changes and there is a conversion in
the background going on on first startup of the newer evo you might not
be able to reach your mail with the older one (you could replace
evo with firefox, libreoffice etc above) ... so be careful with shared
home...

ciao
	oli
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