-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Sunny wrote: > On 7/17/07, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I would like to reload the entire system from scratch but do not want to >> have to re-download all the patches I have already downloaded. >>
<snip> >> Comments or should I raise an RFE? > > Why need to reinstall if you just want to move the installation? > > Put the new disk in, as well as the old one. Butt with Knoppix (or > other live distro) and use either dd or partimage to move over the > partitions. You can even use tar to get the partition content (it > preserves the ownership) and untar on the new hard. > > Cheers > I think the OP is after something slightly different, a re-install + apply changes made to original but NOT to move the current location. - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGnOkBasN0sSnLmgIRApQyAJ9LgAy9vsOtXJE2JWJs3L3VD0n0MgCcCaTQ IEjIQT0p3OHwTG4NX+/TL/A= =ggaA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
