How to install Manjaro on another computer while keeping my current configuration

[NeoVeo]

Hi All,
I am liking Manjaro so much that I want to install it on another computer I own.
I would be dual booting with Windows 10 on that machine as well (I currently dual boot with Windows 10 and Manjaro - KDE).

Since I have spent quite a bit of time customizing my Manjaro installation, I would like to duplicate it on the new computer without manually making all of the same changes.

I searched the forum and found three threads that propose different solutions, but I’m not certain that two of them apply (the OP was asking about moving Manjaro to a different disk or partition on the same computer).

If it is easier, I could easily install Manjaro KDE on the other computer first (this way I won’t have to worry about Grub pointing to incorrect partitions as they will be different between the two computers).

Here are the three posts that I found:

How do I copy my Manjaro installation (and Windows) when replacing SSD to the new one?

Yes. I guess if you care about which one is official or ‘stable’ and whether you like ubuntu might change your exact choice, but yes. It wont matter for the cloning that the live system is ‘debian’ … as long as the tools work. (which they should)

Clone Manjaro KDE from SATA to SSD

Point of order … just to mention that SATA is a connection type, like IDE … I am guessing your SSD is SATA as well … you might mean compared to a spinning disk, or hard disk drive ‘HDD’.

Penguins-eggs: help needed for Manjaro compatibility

Just released, a new version eggs-9.1.33 All the methods of class krill-install, are now on individual files under ./modules. This is not a difference of beaviour, but was made in the hope to help peoples experts in calamares to try/use/collaborate in krill krill: command install became krill krill: added autoconfiguration from internet for timezone; krill: now /etc/locale.gen seem to be OK on manjaro krill: command localectl set-keymap [map] in krill-sequence don’t update /etc/default/keybo…

So if anyone could kindly offer some advice on how to install Manjaro on my other computer while keeping my current configuration, I would greatly appreciate it.

[linux-aarhus]

@NeoVeo

advice on how to install Manjaro on my other computer while keeping my current configuration

Just to be clear

• you have computer A with your configuration
• you now posess computer B which you will install with Manjaro
• apply the same configuration on computer B as you have on computer A
• in this context configuration is the files and folders found in
  • $HOME
  • /home/$USER
• ONLY user configuration is supported

There is so many ways this can be e.g. konsave (AUR). When you are using Plasma this [Tip] Save your Plasma configurations and easily switch between them will help you setup konsave.

I have a script I made for the sole purpose of replicating a setup.

The script is self explaining [root tip] [Utililty Script] Backup configuration and package list and all you have to do is adjust the variables for which data you want to transfer.

On computer A

• do a full system update and reboot
• verify your system is functional

The script creates three (3) files in the directory you specify - e.g. an USB stick

• a list of repo packages
• a list of custom packages
• a tarred archive with the configuration

On computer B
Navigate to the USB stick and open a terminal

Install repo packages

sudo pacman -Syu base-devel - < repo-pkglist.txt

Install custom packages

pamac build --no-confirm $(cat cust-pkglist.txt)

Extract the files

tar -xzf --overwrite ---directory $HOME dotconf.tar.gz

[Ste74]

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with clone option

[NeoVeo]

@linux-aarhus

I have a script I made for the sole purpose of replicating a setup.

Thank you @linux-aarhus that’s fantastic!

I am assuming that I would first do a typical install of Manjaro KDE on computer B and then use your script, first on computer A to obtain all of the config files, etc. and then again on computer B to install all those same files - correct?

This way I don’t have to worry about messing up Grub.

@Ste74

with clone option

Sounds very interesting @Ste74!

A quick question for you, does this clone Grub as well?

My current computer has a few very small abandoned partitions (thanks to Windows) which my new computer will not have. I am worried that if I clone the current Grub config file, my new installation will simply not boot as it would be pointing the wrong or non-existent partition.

Edit: I don’t think that I can mark two different posts as Solutions, so I will mark this post as the Solution since it contains two viable solutions.