[olug] Newbie type question

[John Moran]

Carl - Thanks much.  I tried the Ubuntu IRC channel and got no
response.  I knew one of my fellow Nebraskans would help me out, I
just felt the question was a bit of a pest type question.  You've
given me all the info I need.  Thanks again.

And to everyone, I'd like to say I've made two committed linux
converts lately, with Slax and Ubuntu.  I wouldn't be able to do that
without lurking here.

Thanks everyone,
John

On 8/22/07, Carl Lundstedt <clundst at unlserve.unl.edu> wrote:
> Copying the home directories will get the user's data, what else you
> might want/need off those machines depends on what else you've put on
> them.  You *may* want configs out of /etc, you may need software out of
> /opt you may have logs and email in /var, I don't know.
>
> I'd bet that you just need the /home directories, but that's a bet I'm
> making with your data...
>
> I will say that this type of thing is what I love linux for.  By
> carefully setting up partitions you can remove, reinstall or upgrade
> OSes without touching user data.  Other operating systems seem to want
> to make that pretty tough to do.
>
> Best of luck,
> Carl Lundstedt
> UNL
> > I have a computer with one functional Windows install, and two
> > functional Ubuntu installs.  I want to copy all of the important data
> > from the two Ubuntu installs and delete those partitions and do one
> > Ubuntu intsall there with all of the important user info from both of
> > the current installs.
> >
> > Can I just copy the home directories, or is there something else I
> > should copy in addition.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > John Moran
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