On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 01:39:09PM -0700, George Farris wrote: > On Thu, 2010-11-04 at 16:24 +0000, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Daniel Gross wrote on 28/10/10 01:01: > > >... > > > It would be great if a tool existed that supports moving the home > > > folder from the "boot" partition to a "data" partition. Ideally, the > > > tool would support creating a data partition by resizing the boot > > > partition, as well as recommending a minimum size for the data > > > partition based on the size of the home folder. > > > > > > Ideally, i think, such a setup could already be suggested during the > > > Ubuntu installation process. Perhaps, under an "advanced setup" heading > > > -- removing the need to move the home partition. > > > > > > The main benefit for such a setup, is that it allows reinstalling > > > Ubuntu without loosing the users data, which would be safely sitting > > > in a separate data partition. > > >... > > > > That is a common misconception. Reinstalling Ubuntu on the same > > partition doesn't lose the user's data either. > > > > It sure is if I choose to format the partition!!!!
As you would if you chose to do a fresh install or to install a different distro. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer"
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