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.
+1
Then 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
--
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
Linux user# 44256
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Archive: https://lists.debian.org/541c8213.2010...@gmail.com
