Moving VM hosts with ubuntu install

[Kevin Fries]

Tricky question not because it is hard, but because there are multiple answers depending on what you are trying to achieve.

Option 1 - backup the installed packages, etc, var, home then have Ubuntu simply install all your packages again (google for get-selections).  This lets you move and upgrade at the same time (single core to multicore, etc)

Option 2 - create a dd disk image of each of your partitions to a removable hard drive.  Then recreate your partition scheme on the new machine (sfdisk makes this very easy), then restore you partitions.  This will essentially clone your existing machine, exactly as before.  Also great for tuning a standalone into a VM

Option 3 - tar your system, then untar it on the new machine.  Quite simple, but effective.  You won't get new packages like you would in opion 1, but you can change your partition sizes unlike option 2.

Linux is quite flexible, with a little more info, we could probably help you decide the best coarse of action.

Good luck
Kevin

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-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen
Sent:  02/17/2010 4:09:44 PM
Subject:  Moving VM hosts with ubuntu install

What is the best suggestion for moving an Ubuntu installation?

I'm guessing a form of Backup and restore, but this oddly enough is
not something i have done before in Linux.

anyone have some place i should start?

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