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The Manjaro team have gone along way towards removing the above problems, (including the permission problem) as can be read here: [http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Partitioning_Overview_and_Existing_Partition_Tables#Where_Using_an_Existing_Linux_Partition_Table] | The Manjaro team have gone along way towards removing the above problems, (including the permission problem) as can be read here: [http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Partitioning_Overview_and_Existing_Partition_Tables#Where_Using_an_Existing_Linux_Partition_Table] | ||
{note|If you happen to have any important hidden <.dot> files before you use the above linked to Manjaro method; know that they will be overwritten.}} | |||
==Deleting ALL <.dot> directories/files from your ~/== | ==Deleting ALL <.dot> directories/files from your ~/== | ||
{{Warning|USE THE FOLLOWING '''VERY CAREFULLY''', AS IT <u>WILL DELETE</u> ALL HIDDEN <.DOT> FILES INSIDE OF WHICHEVER DIRECTORY IT IS USED.}} | |||
With this in mind, my method (which is not distro specific) is to have all of the important hidden <.dot> files & directories backed up into a different directory in the /home partition (though off of the machine is the best policy). Then just prior to installing the new distro I delete all of the hidden <.dot> files using a very powerful bash command in the Terminal. | With this in mind, my method (which is not distro specific) is to have all of the important hidden <.dot> files & directories backed up into a different directory in the /home partition (though off of the machine is the best policy). Then just prior to installing the new distro I delete all of the hidden <.dot> files using a very powerful bash command in the Terminal. | ||
The following command will remove all of the hidden <.dot> files & directories from inside of the current directory: | The following command will remove all of the hidden <.dot> files & directories from inside of the current directory: | ||
{{tip|To be sure that you are in your ~/ directory, from inside of the Terminal, hold down the <Shift Key> & then hit the <~ key>, found in the top left area of your keyboard.}} | |||
sudo rm –rf .??* | sudo rm –rf .??* | ||
The option '''–rf''' & the use of '''.??*''' will delete all hidden files & directories. | The option '''–rf''' & the use of '''.??*''' will delete all hidden files & directories. | ||
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{{note| If you choose to do the above after running the '''su''' command, be sure that you are still in your '''~/''' directory. As if you have landed in /root you must change directory into your /home/<user.name> directory, or else you will delete all of the /root hidden <.dot> files & not those from ~/ your user home.}} | |||
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