So I have now been planing for several months to reinstall my OS that I have run for a year or so. I have few reasons for this: Firstly there are some bugs that occur randomly, like file explorers taking a long time to open a directory (it has happened on every DE and file explorer that I have tried). There are also other minor bugs that are in the DE or deep in the system. Secondly I don’t particularly like Pop! OS and Debian just sounds very appealing.
So is there easy way to switch or do I have to download my home folder and other config files from /etc and other locations to another disk and then move them back? That sure sounds like a lot to check and remember.
Info that you may need: The whole system is in one partition and it isn’t encrypted.
if you’re planning on changing distros you most probably will redo most of the stuff. you are right to think that backing up your home and /etc folders would be the first thing you should do. you can also get a list of your installed packages so you can reinstall your applications with a sort of checklist. i’m not familiar with popos so i can’t help you with that process, but it shouldn’t be that complicated.