10-16-2015, 06:01 PM
Yes you can backup your entire home folder. When you create your new 2.6 build, create a /home partition. At the end, restore your entire home folder to the new /home partition. In the future, if you ever need to reinstall, you'll only be affecting your root (/) partition, and your /home partition will be in tact.
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