Re: Cloning your Debian system
There is a HOWTO written up on the general subject of copying a Linux
installation, and that's what got me started. You can find it here:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Hard-Disk-Upgrade/index.html
Tom
Viktor Lakics wrote:
>
> I got a crazy idea: if you want to make 100 % sure that you do not
> brake your production system, why don't you have an exact copy of
> that system before you do an upgrade (or just use that system for
> trying out things, which you cannot afford on your system).
>
> I got a spare 2 Gig partition on my system, and I want to give it a
> try. I just do not know how to start this? O.K. I could probably do
> it with hard disk image program, but then what configuration files
> do I have to edit (exept /etc/fstab) after my root partition moves
> from /dev/hda8 to /dev/hda7...
>
> Anyone have done it already? All comments and possible ways to do it
> are welcome!
>
> Thanks in advance. -- Viktor
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