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submitted 1 year ago by DM294@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I have in my old laptop a dual boot setup of windows11 and zorin os. But I am interested in switching Zorin to OpenSUSE tumvleweed. How can I safely do it without losing the data?

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[-] Atemu@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

In that case simply wipe/re-install and restore your backup. Ideally test that procedure in a VM or something before you wipe.

[-] WeAreAllOne@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

And while doing that it's best practice to create a partition only for /home. Easy to distrohop.

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