Share some ./home dirs between version

[Grizzly]

Tuesday, September 19, 2023  at 14:31, Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users wrote:
Re: Share some ./home dirs between  (at least in part)

>On Tue, 2023-09-19 at 13:01 +0100, Grizzly via ubuntu-users wrote:
>> I have on duel boot (22.04, 23.10 & Win7) I would like to share some 
>> directories from /home on 22.04 with 23.10, it seems a wast of storage space to 
>> have 
 
>> /mystuff/apps
>> /pictures
>> /Scripts
>> /web
>>  and maybe .wine 
 
>> [snip]
 
>> Can it be done? I know it is possible (but maybe not advisable?) to share a 
>> /Home between them as a whole

>Hi,

>yes, you can share

>/yourstuff/Pictures_and_similar

>but don't share

>/yourstuff/apps

>since configurations and even data sometimes is converted to another
>format when you run an updated app for the fist time and often it is not
>backwards compatible and there is no way to convert it back to the old
>format.

Stuff in MyStuff/apps is Win Exe's (run by Wine) so will only be updated 
manually, if/when a new version is out

>You can either bind mount shared directories or simply use symbolic
>links. I recommend to use symbolic links and in the future a separated
>partition for shared stuff.

So I could have a single Pictures directory and both Ubuntu's will see it as 
Home/pictures ?

>Btw. "duel boot" is a nice (probably) Freudian slip :D.

Subconsious maybe

Duel: "Any struggle between two skilful opponents"

albeit three opponents, and not sure Win7 counts as skilful :=>)