On 09/18/2014 09:30 PM, David Christensen wrote:
On 09/18/2014 11:50 AM, Haines Brown wrote:I normally reinstall the operating system on a refreshed HD with a Debian Installer each time there is an upgrade.+1Then I copy over my custom directories (such as /usr/local/share)Assuming /usr/local/share is pure user data, +1.and copy the configurations in /home/ and /etc/.I'm running a SOHO network and don't have much to configure. I keep /etc/hosts, ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, and ~/.vimrc in CVS, and back up/ restore my e-mail, address book, and bookmarks. For most everything else, I start with the defaults and adjust manually as needed.
I always keep a rather large /opt directory on it's own partition. There I keep all the personal stuff that has nothing to do with the install of the / directory/partition. All of the usual user directories, such as Documents, Downloads, Music, Videos and the rest are just links to the directories in /opt/<username>/ Same with .thunderbird and .mozilla. The reason for leaving /home as part of the / (root) filesystem is that I don't WANT old and busted config files carrying over to a fresh install. So, I format / and install fresh, mount /opt, recreate the links and within minutes all back to normal. I've done this since the days of Caldera. It's fairly painless. :) Ric
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