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how to move to a new computer?
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this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2024
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I just made the move to another computer, using the same distro and DE setup as the old one. So far I managed by backing up
~/and/usr/so I could drop in system and programming settings.I don't know how that will work if you're going for a new distro but it's always good to have your old configs for reference!