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[–] 4 points 1 month ago

1: Back up /etc.

2: Install your fresh distro.

3: Backup the fresh distro's new /etc.

4: Start targeted migration of /etc subfolders into the new /etc, testing things as you go. Only copy things you actually want to use the old configs for -- it's probably actually not that many, so it shouldn't take too long.

5: After each migrated subfolder, if it causes an issue, delete the subfolder and replace it with the one from the new distro's fresh backup.


Also, do the same with /home/user/.config/ to do targeted copying of configuration files from there. Always keep the fresh distro's version available as a backup copy in case some version incompatibility or something causes errors. (It usually doesn't, though.)

Between those two, it's amazing how painless distro migration can be. "Oh no, now I have to redo all my config choices!" turns into, "Oh, look, it's back just the way I like it again, like magic."

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