Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:38:35 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: updating pc's to the same date/time Message-ID: <6201873e0909180738j76b11d9ua70665343ac0852d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d356c5630909180714u591b256dwaf0a28e0e802de5d@mail.gmail.com> References: <d356c5630909180714u591b256dwaf0a28e0e802de5d@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com>wrote: > I would like to do a fresh installation of FreeBSD 7.2 and then update > it to the same state as another computer so I can transfer it's > packages and have them in sync with the ports. Is my understanding of > the system correct in that all I have to do is: > > 1. Copy /usr/src and /usr/ports to the new computer. > 2. Rebuild and install the kernel and "world". > 3. Copy and install the packages I created on the first computer. > > Thanks, > > Andrew > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > There are many ways to accomplish this, but first there's no reason to cp /usr/ports if you're going to do step 3. -- Adam Vande More
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