Best Way to make my Ubuntu portable

Question

recently I had some issues backing up my Ubuntu and I would like to know if there is any recommendation to make it more portable, for example:

Should I install everything that is possible Within my home folder?
Any good program (or code) to backup all installed programs in a way they can be used to restore another installation? And maybe another OS version?

Cheers,

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '13 at 19:34

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I think the best way of making your files and configuration portable (as you say) is to have an exclusive partition for your /home folder. That way you would be able to install and reinstall Ubuntu as many times you wish, and all your configuration will be intact.

answered Apr 03 '13 at 19:34

Jesse

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This seems to be asking about how to keep installed applications, so that might not help. – Eliah Kagan Apr 03 '13 at 20:16

Best Way to make my Ubuntu portable

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