On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 22:26 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 11/18/2010 08:22 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > It is my experience that the system files change from one version to the > > next. For example the gnote database changed location between recent > > versions so you can't easily just maintain your home directory that way. > I don't quite get your point. It will certainly be an annoyance when an > application moves it's personal settings location from one > $HOME/.whatever location to another. But having a separate /home where > ones many Documents, Pictures, and videos reside and not having that > touched on a new install has served me well over the years. YMMV and TEHO. > My point is that is my experience that the gnome configuration files (files with names like .gnome* change from version to version so the old home directory will not work under the new version. gnotes won't work if the location of the database changes, etc, etc, and so forth. -- ======================================================================= Parkinson's Fifth Law: If there is a way to delay in important decision, the good bureaucracy, public or private, will find it. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
