On 4/5/07, Josh Trutwin <josh at trutwins.homeip.net> wrote: > ran overnight with no errors. So, I'm getting a nice shiny (but > basic) new system from General Nanosystems and I'm hoping that I can > basically swap in the existing system's hard drive, boot into > console, reconfigure xorg (new video card) and go. Has anyone done > something like this and lived to tell about it? One problem I > could see is making sure to use the same IDE channel so the drives > don't get different names. Any other snags Ishould be aware of? I would do a fresh install of Kubuntu v7.04 and then use a handy-dandy cross-over cable and use your ol' friend rsync to synchronize their /home and that's it. A new box with all their stuff. I've done this myself for the past 10 years that I've been using Linux as I move between new desktops and laptops both at work and home. Works like a charm. -- Brian D. Ropers-Huilman, Director Systems Administration and Technical Operations Supercomputing Institute <bropers at msi.umn.edu> 599 Walter Library +1 612-626-5948 (V) 117 Pleasant Street S.E. +1 612-624-8861 (F) University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus Minneapolis, MN 55455-0255 http://www.msi.umn.edu/