[colug-432] Install new version at / ?

[George Larson]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Judd Montgomery <judd at jpilot.org> wrote:

> What I do in either case is mv my /home/${USER} to
> /home/${USER}/OLD to get it out of the way, do an install or upgrade,
> configure the desktop and selectively move things back to my home
> directory from OLD.  I hope that wasn't too hard to follow.
>

​I try to keep important things backed up somewhere just in case of loss.

Building on Judd's idea, size permitting, you could put everything in your
home into a backup (external HDD, SD card, cyphertite.com).  But I
definitely agree with his advice about setting those files aside while you
get the new (or upgraded) version up and running.  ​


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