Questions tagged [migration]
Migrating an installation to new hardware. See also /cloning
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Moving Linux install to a new computer
I know that it can, in some circumstances, be difficult to move a Windows installation from one computer to another (physically move the hard drive), but how does that work on Linux? Aren't most of ...
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How do I migrate configuration between computers with different hardware?
I want to migrate the configuration of an Ubuntu desktop to a new box with different hardware. What is the easiest way to do this? /etc/ contains machine and hardware specific settings so I can't just ...
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rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred
I'm trying to move my emails Maildir from an old CentOS server to a new Debian server.
rsync -avz /home/me/Maildir ssh root@ipaddress:/var/vmail/me/Maildir
I tried to copy a 8GB account, didn't work, ...
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Migration of a working Debian 11 system to another
Assume I have two Debian 11 systems. System A with custom application setup. etc. And a vanilla system B. Now I would like to transfer the whole setup from A to B. I found some links, where users ...
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Migrating a Virtualbox virtual machine into a physical dual-boot system
I'm running a Linux Mint 12 virtual machine in Virtualbox. I would like to move it into a dual-boot setup with my Windows 7 installation. I have lot of settings in there, and apps installed, and my ...
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Completely remove remains of sysvinit
As opposed to people who want to get rid of systemd, I want to completely and safely remove sysvinit.
I've been using Debian since Debian 7.0 (Wheezy). Currently I'm using Debian 9.0 (Stretch). ...
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Migrating away from apt-key adv
I have quite some scripts that are still using the apt-key adv command. And I know this command is deprecated. And soon becoming unable to use.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Debian 11 is the last ...
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xfce swap command and control keys
What is the equivalent of this in Debian XFCE?:
Go into System -> Preferences -> Keyboard
Click on the "Layouts" tab and then click the "Layout Options" button.
Click on &...
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Migrate from thunderbird to sylpheed while preserving folder structure
Is there an automatic way migrate a thunderbird mailbox to sylpheed while preserving the folder structure. I tried the importexport extension for thunderbird and got a directory with multiple mbox ...
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How to migrate user data & settings, if the old machine is not working but I can mount the old drive on the new one?
My motherboard suddenly died, but it was an old machine(running natty). So I put together a new Ubuntu system with a clean 14.04 install (same username) and mounted the old drive (with the full ...
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How to migrate from IMAP dovecot 2.0,19 to 2.2.22 easy and clean?
I need to move, make exact copy from one dovecot server v.2.0.19 on Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS to another server, dovecot 2.2.22 running on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS.
The task is everything to be as smooth as ...
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How to get comfortable in linux as an ex-windows user? [closed]
I've been using linux full time for about 8 years. Now and then I help someone else migrate from windows to linux. Because I don't often use windows, I often find myself forgetting some of the ...
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