Bug#935931: debian-installer: Reinstalling Debian on a current Debian installation without erasing or fomatting the home folder
Hi,
Daniel <daniel01@mailbox.org> wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Dear Maintainer, this is a feature request.
>
> Debian related distros like POP!_os and ElementaryOS, when the system is
> installed in one partition: I mean inside "/", have the ability to recognize
> the previous installation and reinstalling the system without erasing the user
> folders already existing, so you can reuse your actual existent user. It would
> be a nice feature having the same on Debian; for desktop installations this
> eliminates the necessity to have partitions separated while you can reinstall
> your system several times for whatever reason. Even macOS has this feature
> since a very long time.
The debian-installer supports similar use case via the "separate partition for
/home" approach.
Holger
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