2026-04-27 11:15 UTC
@soc@chaos.social I am pretty sure you cannot avoid to reinstall your system, if you want to switch from ubuntu to debian. I wouldn't mix up those two, if you want to have a stable and reliable system.
But You can copy your home directory 1:1 from ubuntu to debian, that shouldnt be a big problem.
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@burnitdown@beige.party 2026-04-27 12:14
@DeltaLima@social.la10cy.net @soc@chaos.social a way to avoid this dilemma is to put /home on a partition separate from root. then you can always wipe the OS if you don't like it and your /home won't be touched, provided that you do not format the /home partition when you install the next OS, and then add it to your fstab while installing.
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@cambria@hachyderm.io 2026-04-27 14:35
@DeltaLima@social.la10cy.net You can also get a list of installed applications via `apt list --installed` in case there's something you forgot you need. Debian, Mint Debian Edition, maybe PopOS depending on how they handle the Ubuntu AI shit are good choices to migrate to. @soc@chaos.social