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David Rosenstrauch wrote: > You could probably also just tar up the file system from the desktop, > and then un-tar it back to the laptop. (i.e., boot the desktop into a > live cd, mount the HD, and then zip up it's contents) You'd probably > have to tweak a few things (e.g., install a MBR onto the HD of the > laptop, alter the list of kernel modules you need to load, etc.), but > other than that it should pretty much work. I essentially did that recently when my notebook was in for repairs and I wanted to run off of an external USB disk. After doing a dummy install to get the USB booting working, it was something like an "rsync -a" of everything, go back and edit things like /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/menu.lst (others?) so the new volumes would be found, and I was there. (Not only did it work, it was legal--take that MS users and DMCA supporters.) But this is not what I did when my notebook came back: I installed from scratch (this time encrypted, including hibernating to encrypted swap--Ubuntu is getting better), and then I referred to my admin.txt file where I keep a log of all system configuration changes I do. Copy and paste to build a few massive "apt-get install" invocations and I was close, and then careful decisions as to what finishing touches wanted. I cleaned up some cruft in the process, the rsync approach will preserve the cruft. -kb, the Kent who also bought a larger RAM card, moving from a total of 1GB to the maximum possible 1.5GB, kinda giving himself a new computer. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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