From: not.in.use@invalid.xor   
      
   On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 15:34:55 -0400, Paul  wrote:   
      
   >On Wed, 6/4/2025 2:14 PM, lisa wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 13:53:46 -0000 (UTC), Dan Purgert    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>> 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.   
   >> 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?   
   >>   
   >   
   >Do this:   
   >   
   >  cd ~   
   >  ls -a   
   >   
   >That lists hidden files. Now you can see there are more files in   
   >there than just two directories. Always check for hidden files.   
   >Even Windows has hidden files.   
   >   
   >Or, try this   
   >   
   >  cd ~   
   >  ls -algtR . | tee ~/myhomedir.txt   
   >   
   >and that will collect a representation of   
   >what is actually in your $HOME.   
   >   
   >*******   
   >   
   >User accounts start with well known numeric IDs.   
   >   
   >You might notice your account is 1000:1000 here.   
   >   
   >   cat /etc/passwd   
   >   
   >The groups an account can belong to, are here.   
   >   
   >   cat /etc/group   
   >   
   >The information may not all be stored locally. There   
   >can be a shadow file with "real" information in it,   
   >or a yp (yellow pages) network level for collecting   
   >the information. The "cat" commands are deceptively simple   
   >and not always the whole story.   
   >   
   >When an account is created, it is assigned a number.   
   >And if the number didn't match your old $HOME stampings,   
   >then I would expect some degree of annoyance. I have   
   >had my initial account be 1000,1001,1002 as examples   
   >of how far off the first account can be from whatever   
   >it was previously. If something didn't work, you could   
   >check for that.   
   >   
   >   Paul   
      
      
   thanks for your extended help.   
   Tried all and looked at all of them.   
   I'm familiar with windows hidden files and I know Linux also use them.   
   Yeah, sometimes my brain is overlooking stuff or I'm just to fast?   
      
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