On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 02:15:02PM +0100, rogalsky wrote: > I have to clone a system without copying it. In other words: How can I > make a new instalation of a system using the same packages as an already > installed system?
I think coping filesystem or raw partition (when disks are identical) is much quicker. When you need installation by dpkg use dpkg --get-selections > file on one and dpkg --set-selections < file on second machine. Mirek