Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed

On 08/07/2013 01:05 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> If you have your /home on a separate partition then it might be possible to install the 64bit 
> version of Ubuntu without disturbing your 32 it version.  I tend to use a 10-15Gb partition for / 
> for Ubuntu.  It doesn't really need all that much space but Ubuntu is about the most bloated 
> distro at the moment.  Having plenty of space makes it easier when installing programs.  
> Regards from 
> Tom :)  
I did that on PCLOS. It works well, altho a few apps that are strictly
32-bit will not run on the 64-bit installation.I lost Adobe Reader on
the 64-bit os, because there is no 64-bit version of that s/w. I had to
go find a 64-bit version of one or two other programs. But basically,
it's a lot simpler than having to back up all your files to an external
storage medium and then having to copy everything back to a completely
new install.

You will have to make a new blank partition on the drive, using
gparted or something similar, and format it to ext4 and call it /
Then when you install the 64-bit version, DO NOT format /home,
only / (Your distro may or may not make it mandatory to reformat /
during the install, even tho you formatted it already.)

Be careful when you install the 64-bit os, so as to NOT make a new
/home. Note that you probably already have a swap partition, so
don't make another one. Any and all Linux os's on the disk can use
the one swap.

It has been quite a while since I did an Ubuntu install, so I can't
be more specific. And I don't think I would try this with Korora--
its installation would drive a saint crazy! (Just to get it onto
two partitions is maddening!)

Good luck--doug



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