Another Ubuntu Question.

jonnyp11

jonnyp11

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This is just a little thing i would like to do but isn't necessary, i want to put it on another computer, and have the file and a usb and all to do it, but i wanted to know it there was a way to basically clone this computers installationg or something in order to make the other computer like this one with all the effects and programs i already have?

and on a side note, got something and it has a raindrop effect on the screen and it looks pretty cool/wierd :D
 
I don't think that you can clone it to another computer. It might work if you had the same motherboard but I would probably just reinstall anyway.

The raindrops and a lot of other effects come with compiz settings manager. You can get it from Ubuntu Software Center.
 
Let me state that i have never tried this, and i cannot guarantee it will work, but by basic theory of the Linux system, I can say this.

1.Linux OS's can load any needed driver as long as it is installed on bootup. Meaning, if you take a HDD, plug it into another computer, it WILL(or at least should) boot up. (I've done it myself).
2. Deleting a program folder in Linux is equivalent to un-installing it. The reverse is also true.

Therefore, If you were to take a partition, format it to ext4 or whatever format the system was installed on, then straight copied all the files over, In theory it should work, or work with minimal(but fixable) breakage. No guarantees though. Grub will most likely have to be fixed, or installed. Supergrubdisk or the newer version (rescuatx?) could do this easily.


Or, if you are using a debian based system, you can just do a debian live cd image install. Though, it can be a little daunting to do so. However when it's done, it will start a installer just like before, but when it's done, it will have also installed all of your apps, restored settings, etc. It will be a exact cloned install.
 
thnx, i've gotten just sbout everything on here working and all to the point where normally i can just google it if i need something, but this wasn't going anywhere on there, hopefully i can get it to work and otherwise i'll just try to get it as close as i can.
 
You can clone the drive and install the copy into the new computer. Ubuntu should work just fine, though you might have to install some hardware drivers for the new computer.
 
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