Briefly: I’m running Kubuntu right now, just installed a second ssd. If I install another distro (say opensuse) on it, can I tell it to use the same /home that kubuntu is using (which is on a separate partition and drive)? Actually looking to switch distros, but I want to keep all my data where it is on the bigger hdd, while moving games to the ssd.
If you want/need more details:
- ssd1: windows, kubuntu /
- hdd1: kubuntu (opensuse) /home
- ssd2: (goal) opensuse /, second partition for games
It’s possible in principle, but if there’s different software versions at play, they’re likely writing incompatible cache and config files.
Instead, you could move your personal files (Documents-folder, Pictures-folder etc.; so without the dot-files) to a separate folder/partition/disk and only link those into each distro’s home-directory.
Ok, I get that now. Thanks!