On 11/21/06, Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As Craig said, the updated software needs vastly different configs. The content of ~/.gnome, ~/.gconf, ~/.gconfd, ~/.gnome2, and ~/.kde control what you see when you log in and how it behaves. Those config files are not the same for FC2 and FC5 so using the same /home for both distros can cause problems. When I upgraded to FC5 from FC4 (using the same /home) I had to follow the steps he identifies and remove the old configuration files before I could get the screen to behave properly.
I went from FC4 to FC5 to FC6 using the same /home and I never ran into any problems. In fact, I also did the same from FC1 to 2 to 3 to 4 (with some tweaking). My desktop, all my Gnome settings and other app settings were preserved (don't use KDE but they were also well preserved). In fact from 5 to 6, I even skipped backing up my /home partition, which I always do. I am NOT saying this must work for everyone, but I AM saying it does not fail for everyone. -Mauriat
