Question Migrating kali linux ?

[jamespromiii]

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Howdy I just bought a new laptop (G14) and I have Linux installed on my SP7 (old device) I'm wondering how I go about moving it to my current laptop, there's some included screens (at the top) as to how I tried doing it (Clonezilla) but my laptop doesn't seem to pick up on the OS.

 

[rustigsmed]

so i'm pretty sure you can't clone an OS and put it into another computer. cloning tools are generally used when changing storage on the same PC - like going from hdd to ssd, or going from an nvme to a large nvme. I'd suggest installing kali on the new laptop and copying your home folder / what you have stored over.

 

[jamespromiii]

so i'm pretty sure you can't clone an OS and put it into another computer. cloning tools are generally used when changing storage on the same PC - like going from hdd to ssd, or going from an nvme to a large nvme. I'd suggest installing kali on the new laptop and copying your home folder / what you have stored over.

This doesn't sound right to me. I've seen a few other posts about how people had dual boot setups on their laptops and it sounds like they were successful in doing so.

 

[faalin]

This doesn't sound right to me. I've seen a few other posts about how people had dual boot setups on their laptops and it sounds like they were successful in doing so.

Moving an OS from one computer to another is completely different then dual booting 2 OS's on a single computer.



As for moving Kali to another computer, if you would like to read more here is the link i'm referencing to

Can I Transfer Linux From One Computer To Another?​

You can easily reinstall Linux on the new hard drive and copy all files to your new hard drive if you want to move your Linux installation over. If you want to keep anything that you have backed up before, you can find it in the /home, /etc, /opt, /root, and /var folders.

 

[jamespromiii]

Moving an OS from one computer to another is completely different then dual booting 2 OS's on a single computer.

This is what I'm asking help with doing. I tried Clonezilla & fox clone but all the partition are seperate and I have no idea how to transfer each partition and which order they go on.

 

[faalin]

Are you trying to move your kali install to the laptop and only run kali, or have Kali run alongside the windows OS that is already there?

 

[jamespromiii]

Are you trying to move your kali install to the laptop and only run kali, or have Kali run alongside the windows OS that is already there?

I'm trying to have the same dual boot setup on my laptop that's on my tablet but I want to keep the kali system on my tablet. Unfortunately (like I said) I chose to install it under different partitions and I have no idea how (if I can) transfer it to my laptop.

 

[faalin]

Everything i have read is you do a fresh install, then copy the /home, /etc, /opt, /root, and /var folders from the old install to the new one.

 

[jamespromiii]

I'm trying to avoid this, I've never cloned Linux partitions and i was hoping to get some insight as to how to do it. Next time I'll stick with all the partitions on one drve, it seems easier that way.