Question: How Do I Clone Ubuntu to a New Hard Drive?
Contents How Do I Transfer Ubuntu to a New Hard Drive? Mount the Old Ubuntu Partition to Some Directory, Mount the New One to Some Other Directory. Copy All...
How do I transfer Ubuntu to a new hard drive?
Mount the old Ubuntu partition to some directory, mount the new one to some other directory. Copy all files from the old one to the new one using cp -a command. Install grub to the new drive. Update /etc/fstab with new UUIDs.
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