From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2025-06-04, lisa wrote:   
   > On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 13:53:46 -0000 (UTC), Dan Purgert    
   > wrote:   
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   >>In general terms, the easiest approach is installing from scratch on the   
   >>new hardware, and then copying your $HOME across.   
   >   
   > thanks, that sounds great and easy. I prefer a fresh install on new   
   > hardware.   
   > My $HOME dir has two entries. My user name dir and a timeshift dir.   
      
   You are mistaking "/home" for $HOME.   
      
   "$HOME" is (typically) "/home/yourusername"   
      
   > I think I only have to make a backup of my user name dir and copy that   
   > to a new computer. Do I get permission problems if I use the same user   
   > name on the new computer? Anyone already tried?   
      
   Only time that'll come into play is if you're *wildly* switching distro   
   lineage.  Debian / Ubuntu / Mint all set the first user (created at   
   boot) as UID=1000; regardless of the name (and the numerical ID is what   
   matters).   
      
      
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