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this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2023
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I mean, is this true in any way that hasn't been true of Linux since nearly forever? You can always put your /home folder on a separate partition, install a new system, and as long as you make sure the UID of your new user matches the UID of the old user, the process is exactly the same. Just reinstall your apps and you're good to go. I used to do this to keep configuration/data between reinstalls. EDIT -- as opposed to a genuinely stateless user config, as systemd-homed is working towards
There difference is, to flatpaks and containers are in home, so you keep those even after a fresh install of you keep home.
It's freaking great, specially in a work machine, to reinstall after breaking something and be able to just continue almost as if nothing had happened.