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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
Thanks Gary! That went so well I might as well ask the next question.
On my desktop I have 4 partitions set aside for different distros (Mint, OpenSUSE, elementaryOS and a broken Fedora). Each one has it's own configuration files (ie all the hidden files) but can see the same user files. I'm wondering about also putting a 32-bit version of Mint on the USB drive in its own partition, just in case I ever need to run it on an old machine. From what I have read this should work. If I do so, is it possible to use the same configuration/hidden files for both versions or should I arrange for each install to have it's own set of config files?
Thanks in advance, David
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Hi David,
When you use the term "hidden files" you will need to be a bit more specific so I understand which files you are referring to.
"Hidden files" is not a standard expression in the Unix/Linux parlance.
Are you referring to the user configuration files, such as .bashrc, which is
the bash shell configuration file which a "ls" command without any
arguments does not display but are displayed if you type "ls -al"?
Or are you referring to directories like /bin, /etc and /usr?
Best Regards
Gary