How to Install a New Linux Operating System with the Previous Home Directory (With BTRFS Subvolumes)
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In this video, I will teach you how to reinstall Linux with the same BTRFS Home subvolume. From this tutorial, you will be able to keep your personal files for all your user accounts, & some program configurations, as well as the configuration for your desktop environment (if you are installing a distribution with the same desktop environment).
Links:
How to Separate the Linux Home Directory from the Root Directory & Move It to Another Hard Drive or Partition:
https://youtu.be/INhYP5piqwsHow to Install a New Linux Operating System with the Previous Home Directory (Graphically):
https://youtu.be/WNUGDq7c1KcHow to Migrate a Linux Installation to a New Hard Drive (including to Smaller Hard Drives):
https://youtu.be/hH2MTX0B2IkHow to Convert MBR to GPT Without Data Loss on Linux:
https://youtu.be/eI9RJkZa188How to Convert GPT to MBR Without Data Loss on Linux:
https://youtu.be/aRk4DHC1TeUHow to Create a Bootable USB on Windows, macOS & Linux:
https://youtu.be/PspSroPd8NEHow to Create a Bootable CD ROM or DVD ROM on Windows:
https://youtu.be/DJ-_t5SqaUkHow to Create a Bootable CD ROM or DVD ROM on macOS:
https://youtu.be/WzRIJlyCGLsHow to Create a Bootable CD ROM or DVD ROM on Linux:
https://youtu.be/muJpfNgtQ_UHow to Install a New Linux Operating System with the Previous Home Directory (via the Terminal):
https://youtu.be/uaV0IVIHVtAIf you are installing to Pop!_OS (do NOT restart after the installation):
https://github.com/spxak1/weywot/blob/main/Pop_Btrfs_Subvolumes_with_Timeshift.md How to Partition a Hard Drive on Linux (& Filesystem Guide):
https://youtu.be/ICYLWcXSn2IHow to Install a New Linux Operating System with the Previous Home Directory (Graphically):
https://youtu.be/WNUGDq7c1KcHow to Move Your Linux Root Directory to Another Hard Drive or Partition (Any Filesystem):
https://youtu.be/8p91vPA21AEHow to Move the Linux Home Directory to a Different Hard Drive or Partition (for @home):
https://youtu.be/5ac8ahZndzYHow to Back Up & Restore Your Linux Installation With Timeshift:
https://youtu.be/mFmEwpBhCCkIf you would like to see the instructions first, here is a link to the PDF file:
https://mega.nz/folder/4FBnGJjB#iRLt3GMqGYgQc6xzc2jM3w0:00 Intro
2:18 Install you new Linux distribution
2:53 Check the layout of subvolumes is correct
3:48 How to change the name of your Home subvolume
6:00 Terminal Installer
6:06 Ubiquity Installer
6:59 Anaconda Installer
8:08 All other installers
11:35 After the installation
11:50 Outro
If you have any questions or want to make any suggestions, please email me at: inclusivetechworld@protonmail.com.
The background music is called 'Parasail' by Silent Partner from the YouTube Audio Library.
This video was made using free & open source software (OpenShot Video Editor, OBS Broadcasting Software & Inkscape).
Specs:
Slimbook Pro X 14 (2022 Edition)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
16GB DDR4 RAM
480GB M.2 NVME SSD + 2TB M.2 NVME SSD (for my VM's)
Video made in 1080p 30 FPS
VM with 50GB VHD & 4GB RAM
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