Andrew Reid <rei...@bellatlantic.net> writes: > On Saturday 05 February 2011 23:01:56 Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Once all that is working wouldn't I be able to move the whole thing >> onto the existing linux desktop by doing a network install of debian, >> formatting whatever space then use dd or maybe something more modern >> to plop the fleshed out OS from the virutal machine onto the bare >> install `/' disk. >> >> Or any other or better way to get this done. > > I don't know about "better", but I can offer "proven" -- > if you already have a partition on your system, it's pretty > simple to just copy over a working installation. I do this > to "clone" workstations from time to time.
[...] Snipped what looks like a very usefull walk thru Thanks, that looks like just what I was after, and touches a few things I had forgotten about. PS - looks like your idea of watching the thread is not going to gain you much... I think people are seeing that you did a great job of covering the likely problems and there solutions. Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> writes: [...] > If hard disk space is not a constraint, I would install the new system in > a separated partition of the computer where is going to be finally > installed. This procedure is more "time consuming" but you can keep both > systems (old and new) running in paralel should any problem arise. Nice that you brought that up. I agree that cloning from a VM would be quite likely to cause some kind of hardware problems. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87k4hax797....@newsguy.com
