[ubuntu-uk] Replacing Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04

[Rob Beard]

On 02/07/12 21:48, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> If I want to replace Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04, will it just be 
> a case of installing over the top, and if so will that affect my Home 
> directory at all?
> In other words if I do this will my Home directory stay intact or do I 
> need to back it up then restore after installation of Ubuntu?
>
I gather that Mint has it's own customisations, so I guess it depends if 
the installer wipes everything other than everything in /home.

If in doubt, boot from a live CD/DVD and backup your home directory 
somewhere.  It's better to have a backup that you can copy back over if 
it all goes wrong. :-)

Rob