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I do already have most of my data +in a separate partition, including some branches of .kde4 that hold KDE +application configurations. +I will miss all the syncronization of desktop settings that I use, but +seems it's not to be until Cauldron/mga1 KDE versions are closer together. + +><i> Several advantages to this solution: +</I>><i> - coexistance between conflicting version-dependant private folders (the +</I>><i> problem of Barry. for instance .kde4/..., but the same problem may +</I>><i> arrise for other applications) +</I> +Surprisingly I don't see any other issues and I have run this +arrangement for a long time now. (and previously in mdv) + +><i> - sharing of permanent data between bootable file-systems (multi-boot +</I>><i> between different OSses - or cauldron and Mageia1) +</I>><i> - ease for backup - I make daily backups only of the permanent data +</I>><i> file-system. +</I> +Hmm. I would still also backup /home as it's usually the ~/.* files that +need restoring when things go pear shaped ;) + +><i> To make life easy with such a solution, I use a script that, when I +</I>><i> install a new system, creates links form its /home directory to +</I>><i> directories in the file-system that contains my permanent data. +</I> +Yes I already do this and it is getting bigger - it also installs all my +favorite applications and makes all the tweaks to the system config that +I use. + +><i> (Except +</I>><i> for the user to be declared at sys-install, uid/gid-to-name mapping can +</I>><i> also be standardised with the help of simple scripts - not really +</I>><i> necessary if there are just some few users.) +</I> +Only me so it's manual + +><i> De-facto, my /home directory has only 3 functions: (1) contain files and +</I>><i> directories like .bashrc or .kde4/, (2) contain the links to my +</I>><i> permanent data directories, (3) for use as support for scratch data that +</I>><i> is not backed up and does not need to be carefully structured. +</I>><i> +</I> +Yes I like it - I am most of the way there, but more to do. + +Since it is only ~/.kde4 that is causing issues currently, I did try to +create symlinks to different copies of ~/.kde4 by placing the ln command +in each system's /etc/rc.d/rc.local however it failed. +Not sure why yet :\ Any ideas? + +Thanks for sharing your thoughts and confirming that I am working along +the right lines. + +Barry + + +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="005871.html">[Mageia-discuss] Mandriva 2011 looks nice +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="005876.html">[Mageia-discuss] KDE compatibility issue +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#5872">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#5872">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#5872">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#5872">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |