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/home dir on a separate partition? Why/Why not?
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If you tend to distro hop or want to change fundamentals of your system, having the home partition can be a boon. You can re-install your entire system without changing the home partition, keeping all your documents/files/etc... Thats typically why people do that. Personally, I just have a network drive for that sort of stuff and keep everything important there, but it can save you time.
Sometimes the config files might clash tho between distros with their own software sets.
True.
Honestly with the invent of flash drives, Networked drives, and other such solutions, it makes less sense to have a dedicated home partition. I usually blow it away with a new system as an excuse to get rid of all the old documents I dont need anymore. Although back in the day, I got rid of an entire bitcoin once....not recoverable. Ouch.
Yeah, I do this too! A lot more convenient for me as I have multiple computers needing the same files.