Move Settings to other Distro?

[RobinVossen]

Well, I run Debian right now.
And.. well I hate it.
The packages are all way to old.. (I run Conky 1 instead of Conky 4..)
The config files are Dirty. The Boot looks messy..
Well I just hate it.
So I want to change to another Distro.
The point is.
I just configured everything and well I dont want to waste 2 weeks of work.
Can I just install a new distro and copy my homefolder over the new one and then all my settings should be fine? (xfce + Conky ect)


Thanks,
Robin

[devils casper]

Other distro might have newer version of all packages ( you are installing other coz of newer version only). In that case, settings will not work but you can give it a try. Install new distro, backup home folder of new distro and copy Debian's home folder in it. UserID must be same in both distros and permissions should not change.

[MikeTbob]

devils_casper is right, it may or may not work, I'm thinking it may not work too. For future reference you could do like I do: don't format /home everytime you install a distro, it's perfectly ok to leave the /home partition and just add it to your new distro once you get it installed. I have 3 distros installed and they all use the same /home partition. I do the same with /swap, no need to create multiple swap partitions.

[RobinVossen]

heh well I am a morron.
I forgot to make a /home dir :P..
I really should have done that already..

Anyhow, thanks alot.
Ill just copy my home and hope it will work

Thanks anyhow

[markharding557]

you did not say which version of debian you use,if its edgy you could upgrade to lenny or even unstable or run mixed

[RobinVossen]

Heh I guess you dont get what I ment
I want to move from Crappy Debian to Godlike Gentoo

(sorry if I offent anyone by saying that)