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09-24-2006 #1
Moving distros
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Would it be a matter of copying the file system (skipping /dev and /proc) from one partition to another, setting fstab and configuring the bootloader?
Also I don't want to lose any data in the process, is possible?
Is it better to bakup my file systems to a tarball, put it on a DVD and delete the whole partition table and create the partitions with cfdisk from a live cd and putting all back also with a live cd? (of course reinstalling the bootloader and editing fstab for eachi distro)Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein
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09-24-2006 #2
Hi Juan Pablo!
you can MOVE partitions anytime but take care of fstab and Boot Loader.... Edit fstab file according to changes you did.
Is it better to bakup my file systems to a tarball, put it on a DVD and delete the whole partition table and create the partitions with cfdisk from a live cd and putting all back also with a live cd? (of course reinstalling the bootloader and editing fstab for eachi distro)
you are well aware of LiveCD's capabilities and there is no chance of Data loss...
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09-24-2006 #3
I was thinking on using the tarball as it is recommended in gentoo-wiki.org to backup the file system when you move an OS from a physical hard drive to another.
To copy, what options should I use to duplicate the filesystem exactly without changing symlinks? or use dd?Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein
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09-25-2006 #4I was thinking on using the tarball as it is recommended in gentoo-wiki.org to backup the file system when you move an OS from a physical hard drive to another.
To copy, what options should I use to duplicate the filesystem exactly without changing symlinks? or use dd?
.... casper ....It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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09-25-2006 #5
No, it is inside each / partition for each distro. But just one folder is used, the others are empty
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09-26-2006 #6No, it is inside each / partition for each distro. But just one folder is used, the others are empty
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09-26-2006 #7
Of course I can
, anything about the command to use when copying files (preseve symlink, etc)
Is there other folders excepting /proc and /dev I should worry about?Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein
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09-27-2006 #8Of course I can
, anything about the command to use when copying files (preseve symlink, etc)
Is there other folders excepting /proc and /dev I should worry about?
casperIt is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
New Users: Read This First
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10-04-2006 #9
I had to use cp -Pp to copy the files, otherwise the links where updated.
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