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Duplicating an installation of Ubuntu

Duplicating an installation of Ubuntu to deploy it on another computer, to provision virtual machines, to make a runnable backup or any other purpose.

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How do I clone my 500GB HDD to a new 500GB SSD

I bought a 500GB SSD to replace my 500GB HDD. Now I want to clone the HDD to the SSD before I replace the HDD drive with the SSD. I have a mixture of Windows 10 and Linux partitions on the HDD. What is the best way to clone it to the SSD? My…
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harddisc clone vs fresh install

In terms of stability and performance, is it better to clone the entire HDD to a new computer or start with a fresh install? btw, much of my production software is in a virtual machine, which can be easily moved.But still, my ubuntu baremetal…
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How can I clone a 120GB ssd to a 80GB one?

Would someone know how to do this? I have cloned equal sized harddrives before with dd but I don't know how to clone a bigger one to a smaller one. The 120GB ssd has less than 50Gb worth of data fyi. How can I do this in Ubuntu?
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Question about cloning

It is my third time installing Ubuntu 16.04 on Linux because what I am trying to do is create a webserver for internet and intranet users, and because I am new, messing around with settings opens up a can of worms for me, and I have to reinstall…
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Using a hard drive duplicator with Ubuntu

I am using an Aleratec Copy Cruiser and I am trying to copy an unencrypted Ubuntu image, but when I boot the copied drives it will load GRUB and then restart no matter which option I pick. I am trying the copied drives on both new computers, and the…
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Do I need to clone an Ubuntu system drive to make a bootable copy?

I like to make bootable copies of my system drives so that when the drive eventually fails, I can replace it and be running again in minutes. With Windows it is necessary to clone the system drive because a copy will not boot. A copy is of course a…
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Copy Linux to a new machine

I have a Linux machine that was set up over a period of two years, and I want to "clone" it to a new machine (a different computer model). I thought of booting the old machine to a flash drive, copying to root drive to an external hard drive,…
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Moving the system - copying Ubuntu

Good day. I have Ubuntu 18.04.3 installed on an 64GB SD card. I want to buy a 128GB SD card. Is it possible to transfer a system from a 64GB card to a new 128GB? Without installation and configuration?
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