[TriLUG] Ubuntu migration

[Jim Tuttle]

No recommendations as I haven't done this in years and had poor results.
 I'd be interested to know how it went, though.

Jim

Owen wrote:
> I have a new desktop at work and I'm planning on cloning the old hard
> drive (PATA) onto the new hard drive (SATA), mainly to save time on
> reinstalling all the applications I use for work ... would take days, if
> not longer.  I'm planning on cloning the partitions using netcat over a
> gigabit ethernet network connection, with the two computers connected
> directly to each other. Seems like the fastest way to do it, but failing
> that I have a USB enclosure that I'll use to host the source drive.
> 
> The question is: any ideas on how Ubuntu (Gutsy) will react to suddenly
> booting into new hardware? Hard drive interface is different, screen
> size will be different (although I will probably carry the video card
> over), processor is still 32 bit Intel. Any recommendations?
> 
> Thanks,
> Owen


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