From: Randy Barlow <randy@electronsweatshop.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Install Migration
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:52:26 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4664899A.1080803@electronsweatshop.com> (raw)
I've set up my desktop machine using LVM over software raid, and
although I like it I'm getting weary of the complication of the setup
for a simple desktop system. What I would like to do is get the same
install (packages, config files, etc) as are currently used, but have it
all on one file system for simplicity. I know I can use DD to copy a
filesystem, but I don't think that will work in this case. I was
thinking of doing a fresh install and then using my backup of /etc to
try and get the same setup. If I copy the world file from the previous
system and emerge -e world, will that get all the packages I currently
have? Afterwards I would just copy the rest of /etc into place and go
about on my merry way. Are there any problems with this approach?
R
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2007-06-04 21:52 Randy Barlow [this message]
2007-06-04 23:08 ` [gentoo-user] Install Migration Richard Cox
2007-06-05 0:39 ` Rumen Yotov
2007-06-05 7:33 ` Alan McKinnon
2007-06-05 11:54 ` Randy Barlow
2007-06-05 16:00 ` Alan McKinnon
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2007-06-04 21:58 Randy Barlow
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