copying complete/old centos drive to ubuntu -- how!

[Bret Busby]

On 4/9/24 22:00, bruce wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Got an old centos system. Its got a bunch of "stuff" I'm looking to
> copy a bunch of the stuff to the new ubuntu system.
> 
> At the same time, given that the old centos drive is the 2" laptop
> internal, I'm thinking of getting an eternal/usb caddy/device that I
> can simply attach to the usb, or have it attached/usb to one of the
> other systems, and access it via wifi.
> 
> Im really looking at keeping the same users/processes/etc.
> 
> So, let me have thoughts/comments.
> 


1. You have not stated how big is the "bunch of stuff".

2. You have not stated how old is the "old centos system".

My understanding, from what I have just read, is that centos is a Linux 
OS, that is discontinued, with the last update being about two years 
ago. That means that it should have the capacity to deal with exFAT file 
system drivers (which are native to Ubuntu, and, have so been, for a 
number of years). You should be able to find, download, and install 
drivers for the exFAT file system, for your centos system, if it is 
updated to the latest stable version.

So, my recommendation is to get something like a Samsung T7 SSD, which 
connects through a USB port, and, copy the data to the Samsung SSD, and, 
unmount the SSD, then, plug it into whatever computer that you want to 
use to access the data. I have various Samsung T5's and T7's, going from 
about 500GB, up to 2TB, so, one of the available models should suffice, 
depending on how big is the "bunch of stuff". I easily use the Samsung 
SSD's for transporting data between computers, and, with Ubuntu, they 
automount, when plugging them into USB ports.

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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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