[sf-lug] What files are required to back up my "configuration"?

[Michael Shiloh]

Agreed.

Forget the original question. I now have a new question:

If I want to restore my setup to a fresh installation, is it sufficient 
to copy all the .??* files and directories in my home directory, or do I 
need more?

Michael

On 04/28/2013 09:44 PM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Michael Shiloh (michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com):
>
>> I know it's much more complicated, probably would involve a sandbox
>> and some  chroot magic, and it might be less hassle to just do a
>> fresh install anyway (i'm pretty well backed up with all my files).
>
> You can.  You really shouldn't want to.
>
> Just back up conffiles, data files, and similar things and do a fresh
> installation.
>
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