Painless Linux Multi-boot Setup
Aug 04, 2009, 23:32 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Carla Schroder)
"The answer is simple: create a separate data partition, and let
every distro that you install have its own unique ~/home for your
dotfiles. You'll jump through a couple of extra hoops to make your
data directory accessible across all of your installed Linuxes, but
it's no big deal, and it's easier than trying to make your dotfiles
work across multiple distros and desktop versions.
"Your data directory has to go somewhere other than ~/home. I
put it on its own partition or on a separate hard drive. You could
even use a nice USB stick."
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