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On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 11:52 AM Thomas Wolff  wrote:

> I wouldn't expect most tools to work on special files in /dev. Even tar
> fails on /proc, it would begin to pack your local registry...
> Make a basic installation on the new system, then sync the rest.
> An even cleaner way might be to clone your installation via setup, using
> /etc/setup/installed.db - maybe someone has a script for that -
> and then just sync the /home hierarchy.

script I wrote some time ago for re-installation

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46829532/cygwin-save-package-selections-for-later-reinstall/


> Thomas
 Regards
Marco

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