Re: "cloning" a debian installation
Hi Fabrice,
You have many questions that need answering from advanced users on
this list however as a kind suggestion, I can recommend a free
program called "EaseUS Disk Copy". I have used this software to clone
a complete copy of Windows from one hard disk to another. It worked
perfect for my specific use. Please verify with other more advanced
Debian users (on this list) as to whether this program will work with
Debian.
General info on "EaseUS Disk Copy":
http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/
The actual download site for the free version of "EaseUS Disk Copy":
http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/home-edition/
Best wishes
On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Fabrice Vaillant <fa.vaillant@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
> I'm using debian 7.3 on my laptop (Dell E5530) and it runs perfectly fine.
> I'm considering remplacing the hdd by a ssd.
> The thing is I'd rather not go through the hassle of setting up debian to
> suit my computer. The question I'm asking is, what would be the simplest
> way(if it is possible) to "clone" my existing installation onto the new ssd.
> Knowing that the root and the home are on two different partition of my hdd
> which are the only partition on my disk beside the swap.
> Howewer the ssd is smaller than the disk and the home partition will need to
> be resized. I also consider slightly increasing the root partition size as
> it is quitte full (77%) after running "apt-get clean".
>
> Since I am at it, I would also like to know if it is possible to remove the
> swap as it is bad for ssd life to write and rewrite, and I have plenty (8
> giga) of ram.
>
> Cheers
> Fabrice
>
>
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