Is there a way to move distro without loosing data in /home? I am currently running Pop OS and want to move to Nix OS while keeping the data. Normally I could use an external hard drive or my server, but most of my equipment is in storage at the moment. Current partition setup is using LUKS and LVM with ext4. I am guessing there is a way to manipulate the LVM to make it work by adding another partition and installing into it.

I know this is probably a convoluted idea. I am trying to avoid spending money an another external drive.

  • Blaster MEnglish
    1•6 months ago

    Eveytime I see btrfs, I keep thinking it’s pronounced “Better FS”, but that’s not what it stands for.

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      I think it stands for b-tree as that’s the data structure is uses internally. I could be wrong though.

      • Blaster MEnglish
        1•6 months ago

        Yes, B-Tree File System. But Better FS is the dapper Winnie the Poo pronounciation

        • @[email protected]OPEnglish
          1•6 months ago

          Why not Butter FS?

          Also what’s it better than? Than ZFS? Not really. Than BCacheFS? Maybe right now but probably not for long.