How can I reinstall Ubuntu 13.04 safely, without losing anything except settings? Is it possible? Or at least keep only programs and the home directory?
I want to reinstall as I have recently experienced various issues like the scrolling being very jumpy and lightdm rendering weirdly. Can someone more experienced explain how to reinstall Ubuntu as I have been searching in vain for days. Thanks in advance.
Note: Re-Installing should not affect any of your documents but, just to be on the safe side, you should do a backup of your documents, including /home hidden files, using something like CloneZilla
Boot your system from CD or bootable USB, and when you get to the installation screen, choose upgrade 13.04 with 13.04 if available, if not choose something else,
and when you get to the partitioning screen keep everything the same, and un-check the Format check-box.
For more info see the Ubuntu Reinstallation site
Source:Ubuntu Reinstallation
Generally when installing Ubuntu it's handy to have a separate /home partition for just such a problem that keeps all of your files and settings safe and lets you re-install the / filesystem...
Yes you can do it . Check the steps mentioned in the below site. It would be helpful to you. How to reinstall ubuntu without losing any thing
