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    [–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    This is why I ask around! Haven't heard that suggestion yet

    [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    An extra suggestion is to put the /home mountpoint on a separate volume ( if you're comfortable doing so). This will make reinstalls easy, should you have need

    [–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

    Yeah I do this currently for my Windows installs. But Windows would freak out on OS updates and reinstalls.

    I plan to redirect home on my next build

    [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

    But Windows would freak out on OS updates and reinstalls

    Sheesh! I'm glad I've been on Linux so long to have forgotten that. It just doesn't care, as long as you have it in fstab.

    [–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

    My /home partition is the same one I setup almost 12 years ago. It's been through multiple versions of Ubuntu, multiple Ubuntu reinstalls, a switch over to EndeavourOS, a reinstall of EndeavourOS, cloned to multiple drives as each one failed or was upgraded to a larger sized drive. But it's the same exact /home data.

    [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Nobaras kinda a new distro, but its based on Fedora (the 39 indicates its based on Fedora 39) which is well established.

    I've been using it, and the previous version of 38, and I've had a great experience with it. It also has a very active discord full of kind people willing to help.