Briefly: I’m running Kubuntu right now, just installed a second ssd. If I install another distro (say opensuse) on it, can I tell it to use the same /home that kubuntu is using (which is on a separate partition and drive)? Actually looking to switch distros, but I want to keep all my data where it is on the bigger hdd, while moving games to the ssd.

If you want/need more details:

  • ssd1: windows, kubuntu /
  • hdd1: kubuntu (opensuse) /home
  • ssd2: (goal) opensuse /, second partition for games
  • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    8 months ago

    It’s possible in principle, but if there’s different software versions at play, they’re likely writing incompatible cache and config files.

    Instead, you could move your personal files (Documents-folder, Pictures-folder etc.; so without the dot-files) to a separate folder/partition/disk and only link those into each distro’s home-directory.