[ale] One home directory

[Jeff Lightner]

rsync between laptop and desktop - use anacron to initiate it from the
laptop so it only runs when the laptop is on. (Haven't used anacron
myself but that's its purpose.) 

A side benefit to this over the USB option is you end up with a backup
in case one or the other of your systems loses /home.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Chris Fowler
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:13 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] One home directory

Okay,

My heart has stopped racing.  I've found my file.

The problem I'm facing is how I keep every thing.  For example I nede to
reinstall Ubuntu 9.04 on my desktop.  What I'll do is I'll boot into
live mode and then create a directory /Ubuntu9.04.  I'll copy everything
I have now into that directory for backup then do an install without
formating.

Over time I end up with home directories all over the place.  I'll end
up searching 4 machines looking for stuff in these old homes.  

What I'd like to do is buy a 8+GB USB stick and make that my home
directory.  Or somehow sync my 9.04 laptop home to desktop home.

Ideas?



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