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Thread: Can I copy my profile and settings to new installation?

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so i've been thinking maybe should install ubuntu fresh on system, after it's running 12.04 , has been upgraded since 6, 7, or 8. it's got lot of updates , upgrades on top of , i've read people it's better new install rather upgrade? that's debatable. wanting try however, have customized hardware rules , drivers installed , wondering if a, in simple fashion copy on profile current install new one, , b, replicate settings possible. there way it?

reason i'm thinking doing because feel system running slower should, in meantime i'm gonna install spare hdd , try fresh install using one.

all user settings in /home of data unless have separate data partitions. may have system settings customized in /etc. , may have installed lots of applications , want automate reinstall.

had clean install when converting 9.04 9.10 , 32bit 64bit 9.04 upgraded 6.06 every 6 mo. clean installs. automatically housecleans everything.

recovery hard drive failure clean install try need.

oldfred's list of stuff backup may 2011:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1748541

not have separate /home have data in separate data partitions, /home small , backed up.

if doing new install different drive have luxury of experimenting. not copy of /home settings, some. , same settings in /etc. try save copy of file manually edit in /etc folder in /home normal backup of /home includes custom settings.


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