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Install to internal HDD from USB drive - justme2 - 12-21-2017
I have LL3.6 fully installed (not LL live) on a USB drive. In the 'All' section of the Whisker menu is an entry for 'Install Release' (Install this system permanently to your hard disk).
My question is, can I use this option to install the working system from USB drive to internal hard disk, thus avoiding having to reinstall all my extra apps and settings?
If not can I make a ISO backup with Systemback from the USB drive and then install the backup to my internal HDD, which would need to be dual boot with Windows 10? I want to avoid a new clean install to the internal HDD.
As a last resort, would copying the USB drive to a pre-formatted partition on the HDD, using dd command work? I guess grub would then be a problem.
TIA
Re: Install to internal HDD from USB drive - TheDead - 12-22-2017
I'm pretty sure the Install command only installs the full LinuxLite "Core".
Only a few distro have seem could use the "live" apps/config and transfer those to the install.
I don't know about DD, but you could try Clonezilla to clone the partition to another disk's partition.
You still have to play around with the boot menu / grub though.
Cheers!
Re: Install to internal HDD from USB drive - iwar - 01-04-2018
I think dd is a god way to go
https://www.computerhope.com/unix/dd.htm
Re: Install to internal HDD from USB drive - justme2 - 01-05-2018
Thanks TheDead and Iwar for your responses - I will try dd which is not new to me, but I always seem to have grub problems! However I shall wait now till 3.8 upgrade is released, which I hope will repair the update problem still unresolved on my PCs. (No zenity update window showing but update does complete).
Re: Install to internal HDD from USB drive - Moltke - 01-05-2018
Hi [member=296]justme2[/member]
You might want to read here too: https://askubuntu.com/questions/719311/install-persistent-version-of-usb-onto-a-hard-drive
Re: Install to internal HDD from USB drive - justme2 - 01-06-2018
Moltke, thank you, I will study that info. My sd card has LL3.6 fully installed rather than being a persistent live install, but I will see what I learn.
One application I (and many others too I assume), would really appreciate would be some way to automatically record all installed applications and automatically re-install them after upgrading (say to LL4.0)
I find that the most frustrating thing about linux, restoring the status quo when a new version is released. Unfortunately my knowledge of scripting is rudimentary otherwise I would attempt it myself. Age is against me too!
Note to self: add above to LL wishlist?
Re: Install to internal HDD from USB drive - Moltke - 01-07-2018
Quote:One application I (and many others too I assume), would really appreciate would be some way to automatically record all installed applications and automatically re-install them after upgradingWell, a couple of months ago I reinstalled LL after having broken it up :
I used Aptik to reinstall all of the apps except those ones I'd installed via a .deb file. I really like aptik; very easy to use and really lighweight http://www.teejeetech.in/p/aptik.htmlAlso, systemback has the option to create an .iso image from your current install so that might just be what you're asking for. Haven't tried myself though but the option's there.