I have /home
on a separate partition. I want to reinstall Ubuntu.
I don't want to lose my personal files in /home
(I already have a backup but I would like to avoid the hassle of restoring the backup). I know how to reinstall Ubuntu using an existing /home
partition without formatting it, but I don't want any configuration from previous Ubuntu to be in the new install.
In other words, I would like a new and fresh install of Ubuntu, with my previous personal files in /home
but WITHOUT any configuration file from the previous Ubuntu install. Is this possible? How could I accomplish that?
I was thinking about manually deleting all hidden configuration files in /home
(those starting with a "dot") from the Live CD before starting the installer, but I'm not sure if the file permissions will allow me to delete those files. I'm also not sure if that will be enough to not bring any configuration settings from the previous install. I thought it would be good to ask here before trying to do that, for "safety" reasons ;)