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I've been transitioning to Ubuntu for the last year and have my main PC running Ubuntu as the only OS now.

My issue is that I will going on the road for 2 months and taking my desktop PC with me is obviously not an option.

I have a laptop that I'm happy to wipe. Is it feasible to take an image of my desktop PC before I leave and transfer it to this laptop when I leave (and then when I return to reverse the process and put my laptop's image back onto my desktop PC?

I'm looking to transfer all directories such as /etc (for apache/phpmyadmin for example) as well as /home.

Bendy
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How to make a disk image and restore from it later?

-This may help, if you're looking to make a disk image of your whole system, therefore allowing you to restore another machine using the image.

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Liam C
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  • Thanks very much - I've done things like this in Windows, however I know that can cause problems with desktop/laptop harware/driver conflicts. Is this a problem with Ubuntu too? – Bendy Nov 17 '15 at 10:33
  • Yes, this can be a problem - however if you ensure that you have the same version of ubuntu on your laptop prior to the swap, the system should auto-detect hardware changes and download the appropriate drivers (assuming you are connected to the internet). If not, manually installing any missing drivers is easily done with a quick google search. I've done this a few times without problems, so good luck! – Liam C Nov 17 '15 at 10:43
  • additionally: another option for you to consider is dd, which is well explained here -> http://askubuntu.com/questions/62340/how-to-copy-an-ubuntu-install-from-one-laptop-to-another/62383#62383 – Liam C Nov 17 '15 at 10:49