On Dec 20, 2006 at 23:34, Llywelyn Owen praised the llamas by saying: > From what I've read about upgrading Ubuntu to the next release it seems best > (more reliable and faster) to do a clean install. From this "reading between > the posts" about upgrading Ubuntu, isn't it time to have a unified one click > procedure of data backup from the currently installed version of Ubuntu that > can be restored without hassle in any new version? By data I mean user > created files, settings, and preferences, email settings etc. I understand > that this would mean a certain amount of discipline from application > developers but if applications are drawn from official repositories this > could be a prerequisite. OK, maybe a pie in the sky idea but an useful one > stop in house backup procedure is surely overdue and would be a major > selling point for (Ubuntu or indeed any distro). Dare I suggest that any > Linux backup of this nature would be transportable to other distros as well? > > Desktop graphics libraries, interfaces, and a whole host of other bits and > pieces are being standardized so it can't be beyond the whit of the > community come up with a solution to this regular problem - can it?
Yes, it was solved many many years ago. Store /home on a separate partition and all will be well. > > Regards > > Llywelyn Owen -- David Pashley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
