[SWLUG] Changing to a new distro

[Jonathan Wright]

Neil Greenwood wrote:
> This is quite important, not just from a configuration point of view,
> but also because different distros assign user IDs and group IDs
> differently.

Whenever I upgrade a distro (well, when I rebuild Gentoo after changing 
Hard Drives, processors, etc.), I usually keep my username (as it's the 
first username, the UID/GID never change), but I move all the 
.directories out of the way before I log back in.

Some are easy to restore back straight away and usually work fine with 
upgrades/updates, such as .mozilla/firefox (but be careful with 
.mozilla/plugins), .thunderbird and .gaim, Others however are not so 
forgiving: Sometimes it's best to clear out .gnome if you're changing 
versions.

It's nice to clear out some of the settings risking losing others - 
something not so easily done in Windows! :D

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