installation doubt

[Liam Proven]

On 16 November 2011 15:10, Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 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...

You are mistaking 2 different concepts.

A shared *home directory* is not the same thing as a shared /home filesystem.

My home _directory_ is /home/lproven but it is on my home _filesystem_
which is /dev/sdb6.


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