From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RQTok-0007i6-NW for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:57:35 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6172421C0D0; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:57:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (svr-us4.tirtonadi.com [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1324721C099 for ; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:54:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bw0-f53.google.com ([209.85.214.53]) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RQTmE-003Nwm-Pv for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:54:59 +0700 Received: by bkaq10 with SMTP id q10so9888261bka.40 for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:54:54 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.205.83.73 with SMTP id af9mr26442349bkc.24.1321404894790; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:54:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.74.16 with HTTP; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:54:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.74.16 with HTTP; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:54:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4EC2C964.9040807@gmail.com> References: <4EBC1707.5030103@gmail.com> <4EBC1FFD.3040403@gmail.com> <626edce95a8b1dd0834cae8599ab9825.squirrel@www.antarean.org> <201111111921.04929.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <4EBD84CC.8070609@gmail.com> <4EC2C964.9040807@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:54:54 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Binary install distro From: Pandu Poluan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec554016a5bc57404b1cf8d54 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: 10647182-5da1-4b59-8219-ade05040dbb3 X-Archives-Hash: 26af943e8f6de26833130b7797c32390 --bcaec554016a5bc57404b1cf8d54 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Nov 16, 2011 3:26 AM, "Dale" wrote: > > Steven J Long wrote: >> >> Dale wrote: >>> >>> Of course, if I find something better, I can backup the /home >>> directory and install something else then restore the /home and carry on >>> with something new. >>> >> I strongly recommend keeping a separate partition for /home; it makes things >> a lot easier if and when you switch. It also makes backing up the whole >> partition with dd very easy. > > > I always make /home separate. Well, until udev needs it too I guess. lol > Heh, I knew you'd bring up that monstrosity ;-) Rgds, --bcaec554016a5bc57404b1cf8d54 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Nov 16, 2011 3:26 AM, "Dale" <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Steven J Long wrote:
>>
>> Dale wrote:
>>>
>>> =C2=A0Of course, if I find something better, I can backup the = /home
>>> directory and install something else then restore the /home an= d carry on
>>> with something new.
>>>
>> I strongly recommend keeping a separate partition for /home; it ma= kes things
>> a lot easier if and when you switch. It also makes backing up the = whole
>> partition with dd very easy.
>
>
> I always make /home separate. =C2=A0Well, until udev needs it too I gu= ess. =C2=A0lol
>

Heh, I knew you'd bring up that monstrosity ;-)

Rgds,

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