Tom Roche Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:36 AM >> My old laptop is up-to-date on LMDE with many add-on APT packages. >> I'm now qualifying a new laptop, from a different vendor, on which >> I have installed LMDE from live USB. How best/easiest to transfer >> the packages from the first laptop to the second, without causing >> (e.g.) driver problems?
Ralf Mardorf Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:13:28 +0100 > Why don't you just backup your running Linux by tar from a live cd > e.g. to an USB stick, partition the new drive and extract it on the > new laptop? The old laptop's partitioning is very different from the new laptop's. The old laptop is pure linux. The new laptop has a first "rescue partition" from the vendor and a second W7 partition (which I would like to keep for occasional use, notably ArcGIS), followed by the linux partitions. But the rest of your suggestion resembles what I believe I need: > start in recovery mode I shoulda thoughta that :-) and I know how. What I don't know is, how to identify and > change [packages] that need to be changed, e.g. the graphics driver. How do I determine the names of the packages that need to be changed? E.g., if I observe a graphics problem, how to tell which packages are involved? your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche <tom_ro...@pobox.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/878vmxy1rw....@pobox.com
