On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 16:24 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > Les Howell wrote: > > > > > > */Manuel Aróstegui <manuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 11:00 -0400, Mr.John wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I am currently running fedora, but want to reinstall from a live > > > image. I have /home set up as a second ext3 partition. My question is > > > will I be able to install fresh into / and keep my data on /home? I > > > would like to continue using my user directory after the update if > > > that is possible. Are there any important considerations, like not > > > re-using the previous user name? I just don't want to find out too > > > late that the installer blanks /home! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > John > > > > > > > During the install process you can specify what /home partition to use, > > and whether you want to format it or not. > > > > Manuel. > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > I just installed F8, but didn't see that as an option, as a result I had > > to reload the full home. It took quite a while. If that option is > > available, it is not clear from the screens. > > As someone else already said, you have to select the "custom disk > layout" option, specify which partition was /home and tell the system > to NOT format it. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer rps2@xxxxxxxx - > - Hosting Consulting, Inc. - > - - > - UNIX is actually quite user friendly. The problem is that it's - > - just very picky of who its friends are! - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > That I saw. It would be nice if the screen also mentioned that that was how to accomplish the non-formatting install. There is plenty of room on the screen for the added comment. Regards, Les H -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
