On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 12:36:15PM +0000, Paul Makepeace wrote: > On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 11:13:36AM +0000, David Cantrell wrote: > > Bollocks to that, just use dd. That gives you changed files from /etc for > > free, and all you'll have to do is re-run lilo. > Does dd operate with different target partition sizes? Disk layouts?
No. I was assuming the new machines would be nigh-on identical. > Will it install Debian? Etc. Yep. dd would just make an image of the disk, including all of debian's control files that are on there. A tarball of the entire disk would do the trick too, and would, of course, cope with different disk layouts provided that you mount all your filesystems before untarring. -- David Cantrell | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david If you save all your money for three years, you'll be able to afford this new computer. If, however, you blow all your money on poker, booze and loose women - you'll still be able to afford it in three years. -- anon, on Usenet
