with settings and all…
from a Slashdot discussion comment thread:
20 minutes
(Score:4, Informative)
by iusty (104688) on Thursday April 05, @11:28AM (#18624189)
Let’s see:
– copy old /home/username dir
– “debconf-get-selections” on old computer and pipe to “debconf-set-selections” on new one
– “dpkg -l |grep ^ii” on old computer and replicate the package list
– go drink some tea while the apt-get proceeds
– done!
I carried my home dir with its settings across about three or four new computers in the last eight years or so, and I didn’t have to tweak things very much. Only upgrading major components require some maintenance, but other than that, it’s simple.
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Re:20 minutes
(Score:5, Informative)
by umeboshi (196301) on Thursday April 05, @11:45AM (#18624481)
For replicating the package list, try this:
dpkg –get-selections > packages.txt on old machine,
then do:
dpkg –set-selections packages.txt on new machine,
then do:
apt-get dselect-upgrade on new machine.
