installation doubt

[Alan Pope]

On 16/11/11 15:36, Liam Proven wrote:
> 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.

He isn't, as I understand it.

>
> 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.
>

He's not talking about that. He's talking about the .evolution, .local, 
.config files etc that are in your /home/lproven directory. Sharing 
those dot folders between multiple releases / distros is unwise.

Al.