[Voyage-linux] Copying the whole Installation

[Rainer Stratmann]

Am Tuesday 08 November 2011 01:46:34 schrieben Sie:
>  From Rainer Stratmann
>
> > How is it possible to copy the whole installation files after an
> > installation to a directory on another computer?
> > Then change files and then copy back to the install medium.
> >
> > with
> > cp -r /mnt/installmedium /home/user/voyagefiles
> > ?
>
> cp is not a good way to move the distribution around. 

> there are many non-file things: symlinks, devices, pipes.
Also when copying from the usb stick when the usb stick is disconnected from 
the running computer?
For me it would be an easy way to make one base installation.
And then make copies of the (modified) base installation to devices with 
different size of partitions.

On my desktop Computer (NOT running with voyage)
I put the usb stick, mount it to /mnt/stick and copy the wohle files:
cp -a -r /mnt/stick/ /home/user/voyagebase/
/home/user/voyagebase   -> base installation
/home/user/voyagemodified   -> modified installation

From this modified installation I copy with cp -a -r the whole files to the 
running device. And then install grub to/on this device.


> I think someone else described it best: unpack the distribution, modify
> it, then use the install script to "install" it to your target flash card.
>
>    - Kevin