Jean-Jacques de Jong schrieb: > I noticed that you can install Debian over another distribution when > using existing partitions. Apparently the home directories are then > moved into / while all other directories are erased. However, does the > installer do this also with /usr/local? On the machine I tested, I had > no data in /usr/local, so I didn't notice.
The home directories are not moved. The installer will, if you choose to, create a new file system on the partitions you install to, thus erasing all data on them. If you don´t have a seperate partition mounted on /home but have /home directly on /, /home will be erased when you let the installer make a new FS on / --- which you should do to get rid of existing files from the old distribution. You can keep /home if you have it on a seperate partition and tell the installer to mount that partition as /home and to keep the existing data. You can do the same for /usr/local. GH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
