[linux-help] Re: reinstall with home backup

["Jim Vetor" <jvetor1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Craig,
Why don't you just back up your data and not the complete home directory? I
never like putting any thing but data into a new install I do. I feel I'm
re-installing to get rid of any junk that is in there. It may take a little
more work but at least it is a clean setup. Just a thought.
Jim Vetor
----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Terhune <craigter@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 8:41 PM
Subject: [linux-help] reinstall with home backup


> I have tared my home dir and would like to
> reinstall my whole sys. I used the command  tar
> -cf /backup/home/home.tar /home will this get
> everything that I need. I looked at the size of
> the file and it was 391meg pleanty big enough.
> If  I reinstall and restore the tar file will
> things be like they are now?
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