Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.10 x64 Server Edition on my PC. Unfortunately, I attempted to install a lightweight desktop but due to the fact that I have an old graphics card, the PC does not perform so well. I am thinking of re-installing an Ubuntu version but I do not want to lose the contents in my home folder. Is there any way to do that with a Live CD?
Ever since Hardy (Ubuntu 8.04) you can reinstall Ubuntu without losing data in /home even without a separate /home partition.
See
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HomeFolder
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuReinstallation
Preserving home when reinstalling Ubuntu
Since Hardy, Ubuntu can be reinstalled while preserving home even without separate /home: see UbuntuReinstallation.
Few people know it, but since Hardy it's possible to reinstall Ubuntu without losing the content of the /home folder (which contains program settings, internet bookmarks, emails... and all the documents, music, videos that you have put in it). Even if /home is not on a separate partition
Of course, you should always have a backup of your data.
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