On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 4:25 AM, Ric Moore <wayward4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 09/19/2014 05:07 AM, softwatt wrote: >> >> Perfect. Thanks :) >> >> Assume this fails. What's the worst case scenario? I don't mind a broken >> system, I *do* mind losing my /home/ folder. > > > > There ya go, install the good stuff directories to /opt/<username>/ (on an > /opt partition) and after create links to them in your new /home/<username>/ > directory. Just don't blow up /opt by re-formating it. :) Ric
Hasn't /opt been traditionally used for installing (as from upstream, rather than from the package manager) packages that for some reason need to be kept out of the stuff managed as a part of the distro? In other words, as a kind of a /usr/local , but separate from the /usr filesystem? As a suggestion for individual consideration, not trying to tell anyone they have to do this, but, why not, as Steve Litt suggests, add a mount point under the root directory, with a (preferably short) name that lets you know why it's there and otherwise keeps it out of the name spaces debian will will do its job in? I do this myself, something like /usbk as a mount point for a partition with directories I use to save intermediate copies of stuff I'm working on, including entire project source trees in some cases, and /ussh for directories with permissions set to share with other users. -- Joel Rees Be careful where you see conspiracy. Look first in your own heart, and ask yourself if you are not your own worst enemy. -- 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/CAAr43iO8-MhL_dVk3Ri08X_ah_pz51RAkz=88hS0syGYbAtN=w...@mail.gmail.com
