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

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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'''
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'''


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.
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. 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.}}
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.}}