I had installed Fedora last year, now wanting to switch back to Ubuntu. But how do I install Ubuntu without removing all the files from my home directory from the previous Fedora install?
I've tried searching all over Google and I can't find anything. Any help?
Copy home to Portable USB drive
Format flash drive to ext4.
As root use Grsync to copy home/{username} from internal drive to the flash drive. Preserving owner, permissions and group works for me.
Copy or write down UUID of the new partition.
Edit /etc/fstab on the internal drive to add the /home UUID:
UUID={UUID from above} /home ext4 defaults 0 0
It might be a good idea to use an encrypted home when traveling.
Thanks to ubfan1 for hint
