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 ==Files==
 '''.Xdefaults''' - if you use the lal clock, or some other app needs this file then grab it. It doesn't exist on most systems.
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-People often get into trouble due to their keeping their old /home partition for a couple of prime reasons.
+People often get into trouble due to their keeping their old /home partition for a couple of prime reasons:
+:'''1.''' Permission problems (if they are using a different user name for example).
-* 1. Permission problems (if they are using a different user name for example).
+:'''2.''' They have a mixture of hidden <.dot> files from both distros in their ~/ partition.
-* 2. They have a mixture of hidden <.dot> files from both distros in their ~/ partition.
 No 2. above may understandably set off warning bells with some readers. .xinitrc is the prime candidate to cause trouble. So heed the warning I attached to that one previously. .bashrc may sometimes have something specific to a distro that you may desire.
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 This is OK, because you can combine what you want from one .bashrc with another & customise to suit yourself. When in doubt merge the two of them. As you learn more about bash you may go in & strip out some duplication (it is harmless if it exists anyway).
-The following files ''may sometimes'' have something that is either useful (you may want to use it) or more rarely something important:
+The following files ''may sometimes'' have something that is either useful (you may want to use it) or more rarely something important: '''.Xdefaults .Xresources .bash_profile .bashrc .conkyrc .xinitrc'''
-.Xdefaults .Xresources .bash_profile .bashrc .conkyrc .xinitrc
 So if in doubt, don't overwrite these files in an installation of a different distro, or If you are using the same distro with a different DE/WM. Do a little research on anything you are unsure about.