> > That seems like it would be (almost) the same as a clean install. > However, it is still much harder than having /home on a separate > partition and then just letting the installer format the entire / > filesystem (along with whatever other partitions you are using for the > OS). > > Doing it that way means you have to do an rm -rf /<directory> for each > directory that you want to nuke, and having to also remove any files > in / itself... All the while making sure you do not remove /home. > > Is there more than one way to skin that cat? Sure. > Some are simple and others are needlessly complex. Also, to do things this (tedious) way, you need some other OS to boot from in order to mount / whilst you wipe from it the things you want to... Its so much easier to just stick /home on a seperate partition, I really don't understand those who recommend this way, but each to their own I guess... Chris
