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Questions tagged [user-data]

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How to migrate user settings and data to new machine?

I'm new to Ubuntu and recently started using it on my PC. I'm going to replace that PC with a new machine. I want to transfer my data and settings to the nettop. What aspects should I consider? Obviously I want to move my data over. What things am I…
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
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Is it safe to rename special user folders?

I'd like to know if it's safe to rename user folders such as Desktop, Documents, Music (I want them to start lowercase). Are there any programs in a default installation of Ubuntu (10.10/11.04) that expect those folders to exist and that cannot be…
htorque
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Where do applications typically store data?

I was wondering if there was a standard location for storing user level application data. What I mean by that is stuff like Firefox bookmarks, Skype message history/password, etc. I'm asking because I am not sure if I should go with home directory…
Olivier Lalonde
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Keeping multiple workstations in sync

I work with multiple computers for various reasons. I want to keep those computers in sync configuration wise. I already have a VCS based setup that allows me to manually update configurations on multiple hosts. But i'm looking for a way to do this…
Ressu
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Freeze when data transfer

I just finished my fresh install of ubuntu 24.04 LTS . Now i try to copy all my needed data to my new ubuntu . If i do little by little it's ok BUT , if i do a lot in one time , the system freeze . I have to restart the computer and re-try with…
BaxiDi
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Where does Zeitgeist store its data?

I want to move Zeitgeist data for a user from one computer to another. He uses Gnome Activity Journal, and it would be nice to move his history.
Javier Rivera
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I need some data on the distribution of Ubuntu users

I'm a research scholar in JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi). Now I'm doing a paper in International Political Economy of Windows and Ubuntu. These are two similar products that use different strategies. I need data related the circulation…
Kunhi
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What happens to LDAP user authentication and NFS home directory shares when away from the network?

At present I have several machines on the home network which are a mixture of static desktops and laptops. Its getting unmanageable for me and impractical for all of them to have local home directories, settings and security so I am considering…
Jim
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Moving home folder to new installation of Ubuntu

Is it possible to move the home folder to a new installation of Ubuntu to keep all settings and tweaks made to the user to that computer? Like if I create a new user on the new installation of Ubuntu with the same name and password as the user I…
Esbjörn Stenberg
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how to disable unattended-upgrades during autoinstall (user-data, cloud-config)

Is there an option to suppress (or forward) the automatic unattended packages upgrade during autoinstall session? I do not want to download the huge data from internet site for each client when we have ubuntu mirror configured locally. Thanks
lunzeitig
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How do I select 3,000 out of 10,000 files in file manager?

I want to select the first 3,000 files in a folder which contains 10,000 files. How do I select only the first 3,000? And if possible, how can I subsequently select the next 3,000 and then 3,000 after that? I need to copy them into separate folders,…
sidhantunnithan
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Installing packages via autoinstall vs user-data

I've read the entire autoinstall documentation and the entire cloud-init documentation, but I still don't understand the apparent overlap/redundancy between the ability to install packages in autoinstall, vs the ability to install packages via the…
Alex Dresko
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Home directory on external drive

I have two (K)Ubuntu-computers in two different homes. I want them to share the user directory, however. The optimum would be to have a local user profile on my hard drive and one on my external drive. Syncing the files via cloud or something…
gorex
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how to wirte a multiline text including space key to "late-commands" section in cloud-init "user-data" file

i am trying to write a user-data file so i could deploy many ubuntu server at the same time. but now i am stuck at the late-commands section. i am trying to add a netplan configuration to 01-network-manager-all.yaml file. it is a yaml file so i have…
Jw9394
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Set root password during autoinstall

Is it possible to set up the root password using Ubuntu autoinstall (i.e. user-data)? I tried: user-data: disable_root: false chpasswd: list: | …
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