[ubuntu-za] Some Basic Kubuntu Questions

[Josh Brodrick]

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Josh Brodrick <josholikestofly at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Josh Brodrick <josholikestofly at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> 5) I have two IDE drives in my box. 1st one for the OpSys and the 2nd is
>>> 'Home' Do I need to set-up a separate "Data' folder to hold my docs,
>>> pics etc? I ask this because I'm not sure if a re-install of a new
>>> version will completely overwrite the 'Home' folder. If so how do I do
>>> this?
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>> Just to echo what Raoul said in that when you do a fresh install, you can
>> choose not to format your /home partition. This should also preserve some of
>> your preferences and settings. I think you have to choose manual
>> partitioning during the install process though. I remember finding lots on
>> google when I wanted to do the same thing so you should have no trouble
>> finding a guide when the time arises.
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> I just had a quick look in Ubuntu help and found some instructions here:
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> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UpgradeFromOldVersion
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> Look under the section heading: " Clean Install Upgrade (not recommended) "
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> Also note the requirement to retain you old username and password! I
> suggest looking for a few more guides to confirm the method.
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> Cheers
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One last thing the above is for a standard Ubuntu install....as I have never
installed Kubuntu, I'm not sure what the installer interface on the Live CD
is like, however I would imagine it is a similar process.
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