Re: [SLE] How to Keep User Info from 9.1 to 9.2

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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 08:36:50 -0500

On Friday 21 January 2005 08:22 am, Synthetic Cartoonz wrote:
> On Friday 21 January 2005 07:41, Bruce Marshall wrote:
> > On Thursday 20 January 2005 11:30 pm, Synthetic Cartoonz wrote:
> > > At some point I am going to need to update my PC running SuSE 9.1 Pro
> > > to 9.2. Since I plan to repartition, too, I will end up blowing away
> > > the /home partitions.
> > >
> > > What files do I need to backup to preserve the most important user
> > > settings -- namely the logins/password saved by the KDE wallet and
> > > Mozilla?
> >
> > Why not preserve the entire /home??
>
> Previously when I've done updates instead of a clean install I've had
> problems with the old configs causing problems for various programs that
> were updated -- miscellaneous programs not working correctly, printer
> control
> difficulties, and general frustration, etc.. I don't mind re-doing KDE
> appearance configuration by hand, but I don't actually remember some of my
> passwords for various web sites.
>

I always do clean installs.... but retain the prev system partitions so I
can go back to check something or get a file. But I have *never* changed
the /home partition. Occasionally (very rarely) I've had to blow away the
~/.kde directory and start over but not very often.

As for passwords, best to keep them in a file somewhere.... at least the ones
that aren't majorly critical.

> > Make a new partition and copy over all your current /home prior to
> > blowing away 9.1. Then integrate that /home partition into your 9.2
> > install. And if you have the space available, leave the entire set of
> > 9.1 partitions alone and make new ones for 9.2.
>
> That's a possibility, but I'd still be doing the equivalent of an update.
> If I can just save the stuff I need (mozilla/Kwallet passwords) that would
> be great.

Lots of luck. You'll be digging around a lot of esoteric files trying to find
stuff.

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