Clone existing LE 10.02 on a new SSD with exact same settings but w/o logs

    I want to clone my existing LE 10.02 setup for a friend - including all plugins, docker containers, etc. - i.e. exact carbon copy.

    I can create a disk image with gnome Disks on my main PC, but the image size will be 500Gb and the target NVME is only 256Gb

    I suspect Clonezilla will do the same, size wise, so:

    Q1 - what's the best way to transfer my system files to a new SSD especially of a smaller size?

    Q2 - what would be a terminal command to delete all logs, or alternatively just unwanted history logs with my personal data?

    Thanks!

    install fresh LE at the new SSD, then rsync /storage from the old to the new hdd, should do it I think

    docker etc might be dependent to the network device name, so you might need to reconfigure that if it won't work afterwards

    Quote from bpr323

    Sorry, forgot to ask - how do I clone my Kodi settings with rsync?

    i.e. what is the source file/directory?

    Thanks!

    rsync -av -e ssh /storage/. root@new-libreelec-ip:/storage

    rsync(1) - Linux man page

    > what is the source file/directory?

    He did say "/storage"

    If you are concerned about privacy, just install new setup and all the plugins instead of copying data from your personal system. /storage will have your personal data and history. From recovery perspective you should learn to recreate your setup without having old system.

    Edited 2 times, last by tokul (October 9, 2022 at 10:35 AM).

    Hi Tokul,

    I was asking where the KODI settings are kept (i.e. the source folder for rsync-ing)

    /storage is definitely NOT the correct answer for KODI, otherwise I wouldn't be asking

    my /storage folder has nothing but 2 folders - /downloads and /docker (including docker related logs).

    So, how do I clone/rsync my KODI settings from the old to the new LE installation?

    Quote from bpr323

    Hi Tokul,

    I was asking where the KODI settings are kept (i.e. the source folder for rsync-ing)

    /storage is definitely NOT the correct answer for KODI, otherwise I wouldn't be asking

    my /storage folder has nothing but 2 folders - /downloads and /docker (including docker related logs).

    So, how do I clone/rsync my KODI settings from the old to the new LE installation?

    Writeable data storage for settings is in /storage. There is no way for others to guess which extra addons you got loaded on your system and where they store their data.