Hi Cheryl, Transferring a Linux system is in my experience as simple as copying the contents.
1. Boot up with a boot disk
2. Mount the source partitions of your failing drive under /src/ (ie
/src/var, /src/usr, ... if you have split up your Linux tree in
partitions) and the destination partitions on the new drive under
/dst.
3. Copy the contents of each partition individually. Eg, if you have a
seperate /usr partition do:
cp -xa /src/usr /dst
-x stays on the filesystem, ie it does not cross partition
boundaries
-a works recursive, keeps symlinks and time information
4. Adjust partition data on your destination filesystems if necessary.
Only /dst/etc/fstab comes to mind, but should not be applicable in
your case.
5. Reboot with the new hard disk.
That should be it. I've done it a couple of times and didn't run into
any trouble, although the above list is off the top of my head.
Good luck!
Cheers,
Viktor
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Viktor Rosenfeld
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