03-15-2017, 01:13 AM
Hi humdinger70,
I do get, that you're a bit frustrated about that experience. But I find it very unfair to blame Jerry for it!
He never stated anywhere that you can use your home directory, specifically all the config files which come with it, created while using another distribution. On the other hand, you've never asked before performing your install
That being said, I'm sure Jerry is the last one refusing to improve the installation notes. Even if Linux Lite is primarily targeting Windows users who are not facing that home directory re-use problem, it's a good idea to spell it out for someone changing distros
Regarding the config files: Where would you suggest user relevant config files to be stored if not in the home directory of the user? Sure, it would be nice if all software developers got used to the habit to stick the config files into a sub folder of .config in the home directory instead of polluting the root directory of the user's home.
You might find interested to read gold_fingers intro to his post about creating a separate data partition.
Hope you're now having a smoother ride ahead with Linux Lite after you took that hurdle
I do get, that you're a bit frustrated about that experience. But I find it very unfair to blame Jerry for it!
He never stated anywhere that you can use your home directory, specifically all the config files which come with it, created while using another distribution. On the other hand, you've never asked before performing your install
That being said, I'm sure Jerry is the last one refusing to improve the installation notes. Even if Linux Lite is primarily targeting Windows users who are not facing that home directory re-use problem, it's a good idea to spell it out for someone changing distros
Regarding the config files: Where would you suggest user relevant config files to be stored if not in the home directory of the user? Sure, it would be nice if all software developers got used to the habit to stick the config files into a sub folder of .config in the home directory instead of polluting the root directory of the user's home.
You might find interested to read gold_fingers intro to his post about creating a separate data partition.
Hope you're now having a smoother ride ahead with Linux Lite after you took that hurdle