From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 18 14:38:36 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A76F106566B for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:38:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f189.google.com (mail-vw0-f189.google.com [209.85.212.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AAB98FC13 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:38:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws27 with SMTP id 27so900045vws.3 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:38:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=tNVaCjbDcOSkrDxb3JUsXSdPzNvjyilsNVB6aZPhIn4=; b=FkBljiIG6F6HeoeEQly4yG86eyzODcjySueiZa0DqR9xj9ksckUFB7T1FWnalAMNWW +ftlGDo3uc2O7dzPRAArQ6g7MXahgNFhF/spdyEsa6nHqqGbbQ4bRzCyIZPf4ZmGiA/t DqzXbcB2e+u5b1MrnFPP7kM4ADya1M1fWDLp0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=IjxpQTP84nQxYaHtzaxgHu/CKiEy1rJS9dp4d4TgyIReNDzCz76l31Jg6XU4fDvU/i GUeae/mkdEbVRSe1hsFmqT5VINra/FBKIePKgmNfQFJEwge4Jg1WkgJYc51ep6H+omUF eE85VEIBCWvdOk/+AJjiKkeG0xBQruIJ83rEQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.81.6 with SMTP id e6mr3414356ybb.295.1253284715413; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:38:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:38:35 -0500 Message-ID: <6201873e0909180738j76b11d9ua70665343ac0852d@mail.gmail.com> From: Adam Vande More To: Andrew Gould Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List Subject: Re: updating pc's to the same date/time X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:38:36 -0000 On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Andrew Gould 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