http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/17060/
[31 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #17060


]]> en-us Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:46:41 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:55:29 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/17060/
I see a lot of "backup/restore/move to new system" ideas about config files that I think overlook a basic point:

Linux is multi-user. There are *your* config files, and there are the *system* config files.

Something like etckeeper is pretty nice for handling system config files, and having /home as a separate partition is pretty nice for making your config files available.

This idea is a good example of the problem: xorg.conf is a system file (of which there is probably only one for the entire system), but there could be many .bashrc files.

So, I agree that the idea is good, but I think it needs more thought. I don't like to just upvote good ideas, I prefer to upvote good ideas that have some detailed thought included.

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I guess I should have made it a little clearer when I wrote it. I meant to say that this would be for both a muti-user system and a single user. I agree with the separate /home partition, but most of the newer users do not understand how to do that or are uncomfortable with doing that.]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:54:43 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:55:29 +0000