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I have been using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for the better part of a year, but lately I keep having problems with my OS. I repeatedly get a message about not enough space in the boot, and when I attempt to clean the boot using "sudo apt-get" it miserably fails to do its supposed job every time. Not only that, but I am unable to update the OS while using my laptop. So I've decided to install the brand spanking new version of Ubuntu from a USB stick, but I am wary of doing so if it means I will lose all of my private and school related data.

Any tips?

Thanks

Manel Gabriel
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  • Did you prviously make your /home under different partition? – Maythux May 06 '15 at 08:56
  • @Pabi the OP is asking about the data and not how to upgrade since he specified he wants to use a USB stick and install brand spanking new version of Ubuntu – Maythux May 06 '15 at 08:59
  • Sorry I missread, provided an answer. – Pabi May 06 '15 at 09:17
  • `sudo apt-get` will not clean the boot. You should specify the entire command you used. – Danatela May 06 '15 at 09:17
  • possible duplicate of [How to reinstall Ubuntu keeping my data intact?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/19808/how-to-reinstall-ubuntu-keeping-my-data-intact) – Eric Carvalho May 07 '15 at 01:45

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If your /home is on a different partition you can just install it.
Choose smoething else at partitioning and select you current /home as /home mountpoint. Do not tick reformat!
Choose your current / as / mountpoiny, tick reformat here.

If your /home is on the same partiotioin as / you have two options:

Do a backup of your /home and copy the data back after the fresh install.

Or shrink your partition and create a new one for /home, copy your /home there and then select it druing as /home mountpoint during the instqallation.

Pabi
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