07-31-2014, 05:56 AM
Holy Moly! 22 partitions! I thought I was bad with 11 on one of my drives.
I've never done what you propose before, but would imagine rm -rf /media/username/my_LL_folder/* would be the one to use.
I'm pretty sure the device names won't change on re-installation as long as you don't delete, then recreate the partitions. If you just install over them and format them, device name should stay as it is but I'm not sure about the UUID (that will probably change). But, as I'm sure you know, you can easily find the new UUID by just running:
Keep in mind, if you have /home on a separate partition right now there is no need to format and install over it. Just assign the mount point during installation, but don't check format box. Your data files will be there ready to go with the new install. The only one you need to re-format is the root partition.
I've never done what you propose before, but would imagine rm -rf /media/username/my_LL_folder/* would be the one to use.
I'm pretty sure the device names won't change on re-installation as long as you don't delete, then recreate the partitions. If you just install over them and format them, device name should stay as it is but I'm not sure about the UUID (that will probably change). But, as I'm sure you know, you can easily find the new UUID by just running:
Code:
sudo blkidKeep in mind, if you have /home on a separate partition right now there is no need to format and install over it. Just assign the mount point during installation, but don't check format box. Your data files will be there ready to go with the new install. The only one you need to re-format is the root partition.
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