From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon@yandex.ru>
To: Lester Ingber <ingber@alumni.caltech.edu>, cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: tar cygwin64/ from old to new computer?
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 18:50:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <114483410.20181125214850@yandex.ru> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20181125143854.GA20164@ingber.com>
Greetings, Lester Ingber!
> I'd like to simply transfer my cygwin64/ directory from my old Thinkpad
> to my new Thinkpad, both running Win 10 x64 Pro. E.g., I would put my
> old c:/cygwin64/ onto a flash SSD USB drive e:/ .
> cd c:/
> tar cfp - cygwin64 > e:/cygwin64.tar &
> Then e:/cygwin64.tar would be mounted on my new computer.
> I'm assuming that there is not actual install required,
Depends what you mean by "install".
One of the postinstall processes is DLL rebasing, which is crucial for working
Cygwin installation.
> e.g., having to run setup-x86_64.exe first on the new computer?
I strongly suggest installing anew, as other prople suggested.
You can take a shortcut by pulling the installed.db out of old setup, but take
care.
And yes, backing up your existing installation is still a good idea.
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Sunday, November 25, 2018 21:46:59
Sorry for my terrible english...
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-11-25 18:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-11-25 14:39 Lester Ingber
2018-11-25 17:09 ` Hans-Bernhard Bröker
2018-11-25 19:22 ` tar cygwin64/ from old to new computer: L A Walsh
2018-11-25 20:05 ` Andrey Repin
2018-11-26 19:19 ` L A Walsh
2018-11-25 17:20 ` tar cygwin64/ from old to new computer? Achim Gratz
2018-11-25 18:50 ` Andrey Repin [this message]
2018-11-25 19:31 ` Lester Ingber
2018-11-25 20:13 ` Achim Gratz
2018-11-26 13:47 ` KARL BOTTS
2018-11-26 20:32 Gilbert St. Firmin
2018-11-26 21:22 ` Hans-Bernhard Bröker
2018-11-27 15:20 ` Andrey Repin
2018-11-27 15:34 ` cyg Simple
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