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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: Migrating 32 -> 64
From:       Ivan Kovnatsky <sevenfourk () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-08-11 1:49:45
Message-ID: 20130811014945.GA20735 () lefrat ! org
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On Aug 11, 2013 at 03:25, Gregory Seidman <gsslist+debian@anthropohedron.net> wrote:
> I have a low-cost (i.e. old and refurbished) server at home, but it's
> showing indications of impending hardware failure (e.g. the on-board NIC
> was being reset automatically every 2 seconds for a while because it was
> hanging). As a result, I have purchased a new (old and refurbished)
> machine. The difference is that this one has an x86-64 whereas the old one
> is 32-bit.
> 
> Ideally, I'd like to move the HD from the old one to the new one, boot, and
> tell it to upgrade all the packages for the new architecture. Is it that
> easy? Are there complications I need to watch out for? Is there anything I
> should do to prepare before moving the disk (e.g. must I replace LILO with
> grub)?
> 
> --Greg
> 
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Hello.

I would do a debootstrap.

After,

* in chroot installed all packages from old env
* copied configuration files/reconfigured by need
* replaced x86 content by amd64 
* installed grub from new environment

-Ivan


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