On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Will Walthall <ght...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Concerning adding a f12 system beside your current setup.  If you have
> enough space on the HDD, I'd backup your f11 system to a tar, resize your
> f11 partition, and create one for your f12 system.  Once your satisfied with
> f12 you can "rm" the f11 system and copy the f12 system onto its partition
> and then reclaim the space used for the initial f12 install or leave it
> there for future situations like this one.
>
> Taring your f11 system is really easy if it isn't spread across multiple
> partitions. Some documentation to get you started on the tar'ing process.
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem/TAR
>
> the backup tar is quite easy to make.  Restoring can involve updating your
> /etc/fstab for the new disk location and possibly reinstalling/fixing your
> grub/grub configuration or what ever bootloader is used for the Mac version.
>
Thanks for the advice. I'll try that.

/Henrik
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