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want to clone my debian install so i can test updating to trixie (lemmy.eco.br)
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i want to test debian trixie (13) so i can report bugs and troubleshoot before the release later this year. i thought about simply installing trixie alongside my current bookworm installation, but that won't be my scenario when the time comes, since i've been updating my system instead of reinstalling it since debian jessie (8) and this time it won't be different. how can i clone my current system so i can simulate an update to trixie? do i simply create a new partition and copy my files over, then chroot to it and install grub?

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[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I'm also considering this when it comes time for me to update. I would:

  • Throw a spare SSD or equal or greater size into a USB enclosure
  • Clone my boot drive to it using Clonezilla
  • Remove the original boot drive to avoid UUID collisions
  • Boot off the spare SSD and perform the update
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