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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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How can I migrate my existing /home/ directory to another drive? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by youngGoku@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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This was I can wipe the drive it's on and install a new OS without losing anything in /home/

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[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

In what way? Like a home partition?
Home should just be a folder you can copy over in most cases.
If it's a separate partition, most distros can just install to the other partitions without overwriting the home partition.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

SELinux rights can be a problem.