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.
What I would like to know, is where openSUSE stores its updates and how
those same updates can be used again. What would I need to do to have
them stored in a different location?
I ask this as I want to add a 2ndry HDD into my system and use it as an
install source. I would think that all I would need to do is copy the
DVD into a partition on the new HDD and cut and paste the updates that I
have already downloaded and applied.
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
If you use tar, use the -a option to preserve special devices, etc. See
the man page.
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