Comments on: How to clone an installation : Ubuntu (5.10 / 6.06.1 / 6.10) http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: oatkinson http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-8758 oatkinson Tue, 19 May 2009 21:54:00 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-8758 Will this work going between 64bit 9.04 and 32bit 9.04? Will this work going between 64bit 9.04 and 32bit 9.04?

]]> By: Luis Casamayou http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-5214 Luis Casamayou Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:41:56 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-5214 I find a simpler method sudo dpkg --get-seleccions > ubuntuSel.txt In te nuw system: sudo dpkg --get-selections < ubuntuSel.txt sudo aptitude install I find a simpler method

sudo dpkg –get-seleccions > ubuntuSel.txt

In te nuw system:
sudo dpkg –get-selections < ubuntuSel.txt
sudo aptitude install

]]> By: udienz http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-4874 udienz Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:48:47 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-4874 awesome article... but i use different method $ sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep 'install$=' | awk '{print $1}' > package_list awesome article… but i use different method
$ sudo dpkg –get-selections | grep ‘install$=’ | awk ‘{print $1}’ > package_list

]]> By: Mike http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-4188 Mike Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:06:17 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-4188 Hi UT, Great tutorial, thanks--but I can't get it to run. I ran: sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep '[[:space:]]install$=' \| awk '{print $1}' > package_list grep: |: with the correct dashes & quotation marks as noted, but the output was: No such file or directory grep: awk: No such file or directory grep: {print $1}: No such file or directory Am I missing something? Also, since Sbackup is mentioned in the comments, I've been trying it. It behaves exactly as the tutorial describes except that it doesn't back up--does nothing in fact. I'm running Ubuntu 6.06.2, kernel 2.6.15-51-686 on a 2.80GHz Pentium 4 CPU. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Hi UT,

Great tutorial, thanks–but I can’t get it to run. I ran:

sudo dpkg –get-selections | grep ‘[[:space:]]install$=’ \| awk ‘{print $1}’ > package_list grep: |:

with the correct dashes & quotation marks as noted, but the output was:

No such file or directory
grep: awk: No such file or directory
grep: {print $1}: No such file or directory

Am I missing something?

Also, since Sbackup is mentioned in the comments, I’ve been trying it. It behaves exactly as the tutorial describes except that it doesn’t back up–does nothing in fact.

I’m running Ubuntu 6.06.2, kernel 2.6.15-51-686 on a 2.80GHz Pentium 4 CPU.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

]]> By: atif http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-287 atif Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:13:06 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-287 hello,i am the new user of ubuntu linux i have installed this but yet it is not being started.bcoz it ask for commands and i dont know about these commands. i installed the breezy hello,i am the new user of ubuntu linux i have installed this but yet it is not being started.bcoz it ask for commands and i dont know about these commands. i installed the breezy

]]> By: brian baggett dot com » http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-286 brian baggett dot com » Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:50:43 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-286 [...] How to clone your Ubuntu installation - Every Ubuntu (or other Debian derivative) user should use this. Good for rebuilding your PC from scratch if you stick to using packages from repositories. Also back up your sources.list. [...] [...] How to clone your Ubuntu installation – Every Ubuntu (or other Debian derivative) user should use this. Good for rebuilding your PC from scratch if you stick to using packages from repositories. Also back up your sources.list. [...]

]]> By: Ben_K http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-285 Ben_K Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:31:30 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-285 OK. This copies off the packages, but what about the customized configuration files? Do we just try to clone /etc, and hope that gets everything, or is there a more sophisticated way to do it? OK. This copies off the packages, but what about the customized configuration files? Do we just try to clone /etc, and hope that gets everything, or is there a more sophisticated way to do it?

]]> By: Abhinay http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-284 Abhinay Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:32:44 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-284 It is a Very useful command. Thanks for your tutorial. I have doubt, " sudo dpkg --get-selections | awk '{print $1}' " and " sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep '[[:space:]]install$'| awk '{print $1}' " does the same. then Why to use grep ? Thank you It is a Very useful command. Thanks for your tutorial.
I have doubt,
” sudo dpkg –get-selections | awk ‘{print $1}’ ” and ” sudo dpkg –get-selections | grep ‘[[:space:]]install$’| awk ‘{print $1}’ ” does the same. then Why to use grep ?
Thank you

]]> By: Aaron Toponce http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-283 Aaron Toponce Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:02:32 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-283 Roger- And what's your point? Making information available to millions, strengthening the community and providing resources to others that may not otherwise have them available. I've asked this before, and I'll ask it again: what are YOU doing to help the Ubuntu community? Roger-

And what’s your point? Making information available to millions, strengthening the community and providing resources to others that may not otherwise have them available.

I’ve asked this before, and I’ll ask it again: what are YOU doing to help the Ubuntu community?

]]> By: fast_rizwaan http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/05/how-to-clone-an-installation-ubuntu-510-6061-610/#comment-282 fast_rizwaan Sat, 09 Dec 2006 23:06:46 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=195#comment-282 <code> "dpkg --get-selections | grep '[[:space:]]install' | awk '{print $1}' > package_list2" </code> "dpkg --get-selections | grep '[[:space:]]install' | awk '{print $1}' > package_list2"

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