chris z Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 hey all........... just had thought that i need an answer for.......... in a few weeks i'll have a new computer built. i'm gonna do a fresh install of MDK9.2 on it to get me going. once the install is done & i'm up & running & i know everything works, i was planning on copying my old /home/chris directory over top of the new one i will be creating in the new install. i know all about possible user ID & permissions problems by doing this (got those covered). but....... the question of file systems just occurred to me. on the new install i'm thinking of using Resier exclusively, or a combo of ext3 & Reiser. on my current install my /home is ext2. is it possible, or will there be any problems, with copying the old /home/chris files that are currently ext2 onto a new Reiser or ext3 file system? awaiting your replies........... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Copying is the key. The data should be fine, but I have one recommendation. Before you copy, rename your /home/chris/.kde directory to /home/chris/.kde-bak. This way, you can copy select files without experixncing any unusual changes between the distros All of your bookmarks and what-not are preserved. I have encountered differences that caused initial issues otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Best way I've found to do a direct copy is.. copy -pax source destination this preserves the permissions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 (edited) since you stated you're copying across systems (on IRC - not in here ;) ), the easiest thing would be to run an ssh server and use scp there won't be any problem w/the different filesystems. Edited April 4, 2004 by tyme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.