Difference between revisions of "Important hidden .dot files in your home partition"

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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.

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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.