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Asked: 2012-01-12 19:04:36 +0800 CST

Can you use backup of one machine on a different machine?

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I don't have fancy directory seperation. I have a desktop and laptop, and for the last few months I did a lot of work on my laptop. I don't want to waste my time installing and configuring on my desktop.

Can I use the laptop's backup on the Desktop?

I know the potential concerns are drivers. How can I deal with such issue? (Both are Ubuntu 11.04)

Thanks.

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  1. Best Answer

    If you did not install any drivers outside of the Ubuntu repositories (nvidia, ati, wireless) you should be just fine.

    If you did you would need to re-install them.

    Another possibility would be to generate a list of installed packages and us it for a fresh install

    [old install]

    sudo dpkg --get-selections > packages.list

    Now put them back on the new installation

    sudo dpkg --set-selections <packages
sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade

    Then copy your data or other files in $HOME, perhaps on a flash drive.

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