On 07/06/2018 03:47 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
In response to a unrelated post to a LUG, I was asked if I had a separate /home directory. Short answer -- no.I abandoned WinXP when Jessie had become stable.The installer defaults {I assume for cause} to putting every thing on one partition/directory.Where may I read about pros/cons ? TIA
On 07/06/2018 03:54 PM, Matthew Crews wrote:
Pros to keeping same partition together Pros: less hassle Cons: if your / partition drive fails, it takes /home with it Separate partitions Pros: if your / partition drive fails, it does not take /home with it Pros: easier to run multiple distros Cons: more hassle
That was succinct. On 07/06/2018 06:40 PM, ntrfug wrote:
The home directory contains not only "personal data" but configuration directories for all your apps. I long ago settled on a middle-of-the-road solution--I have a partition mounted on /home/ntrfug/files which contains all my "data" such as email, photos, documents, non-distribution software, bank statements, etc. I've been doing this for ~20 years and I still like it. I can reinstall nuking the home directory to take advantage of updated configurations but still keep my word processing documents, email, and general umm, stuff.
That illustrates why I phrased my question {"Where may I read about pros/cons ?"} as I did.
I expecting referrals to "essay"/"HowTo"/"tutorial"/??? . There have bee several descriptions of how&why individuals do what they do.I was expecting an article which surveyed the topic, seeing "the forest not the trees".
Thanks