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All GNU operating systems are very powerful, and PureOS is no exception. This brief how-to describes the steps for upgrading from a Librem 13v1 (with HDD) to a Librem13v2 (with a 2TB NVMe SSD), but the practice is the same if you ever want to re-install your installed applications list from an old computer to a new computer. =On 'old' Computer= ==Setup application to clone packages== Install the `apt-clone` package ``` sudo apt install apt-clone ``` ==Create the package list== Change to a temporary directory ``` cd /tmp ``` Run `apt-clone` to clone the package list ``` apt-clone clone librem-13v1 ``` This creates a `librem-13v1.apt-clone.tar.gz` in /tmp on the 'old' machine ==Get the address of the 'old' machine== Settings -> Network -> Select Network Settings -> Note the IPv4 Address (e.g. 192.168.1.182) =On 'new' Computer= ==Setup application to restore/install packages== ``` sudo apt install apt-clone ``` ==Copy over the 'old' computer clone file== ``` scp <user>@<ip-address>:/tmp/librem-13v1.apt-clone.tar.gz /tmp ``` In my case it was: ``` scp todd@192.168.1.182:/tmp/librem-13v1.apt-clone.tar.gz /tmp ``` ==Update the package list before updating applications== ``` sudo apt update ``` ==Upgrade to the latest base system first== ``` sudo apt upgrade ``` ==Install all the packages== ``` sudo apt-clone restore librem-13v1.apt-clone.tar.gz ```

All GNU operating systems are very powerful, and PureOS is no exception. This brief how-to describes the steps for upgrading from a Librem 13v1 (with HDD) to a Librem13v2 (with a 2TB NVMe SSD), but the practice is the same if you ever want to re-install your installed applications list from an old computer to a new computer. **NOTE: apt-clone is an alternative method that works within Debian GNU/Linux, but not derivatives such as PureOS** =On 'old' Computer= ==Create the package list== ``` dpkg --get-selections > /tmp/selections.list apt-mark showauto > /tmp/auto.list ``` ==Get the address of the 'old' machine== Settings -> Network -> Select Network Settings -> Note the IPv4 Address (e.g. 192.168.1.182) =On 'new' Computer= ==Copy over the 'old' computer clone files== ``` scp <user>@<ip-address>:/tmp/*.list /tmp ``` In my case it was: ``` scp todd@192.168.1.182:/tmp/*.list /tmp ``` ==Update the package list before updating applications== ``` sudo apt update ``` ==Upgrade to the latest base system first== ``` sudo apt upgrade ``` ==Install all the packages== ``` sudo /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/apt/update /var/lib/dpkg/ sudo dpkg --set-selections < /tmp/selections.list sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade sudo xargs apt-mark auto < auto.list ```

All GNU operating systems are very powerful, and PureOS is no exception. This brief how-to describes the steps for upgrading from a Librem 13v1 (with HDD) to a Librem13v2 (with a 2TB NVMe SSD), but the practice is the same if you ever want to re-install your installed applications list from an old computer to a new computer. **NOTE: apt-clone is an alternative method that works within Debian GNU/Linux, but not derivatives such as PureOS** =On 'old' Computer= ==Setup application to clone packages== Install the `apt-clone` package ``` sudo apt install apt-clone ``` ==Create the package list== Change to a temporary directory ``` cd /tmp ``` Run `apt-clone` to clone the package dpkg --get-selections > /tmp/selections.list ``` apt-clone clone librem-13v1apt-mark showauto > /tmp/auto.list ``` This creates a `librem-13v1.apt-clone.tar.gz` in /tmp on the 'old' machine ==Get the address of the 'old' machine== Settings -> Network -> Select Network Settings -> Note the IPv4 Address (e.g. 192.168.1.182) =On 'new' Computer= ==Setup application to restore/install packages== ``` sudo apt install apt-clone ``` ==Copy over the 'old' computer clone files== ``` scp <user>@<ip-address>:/tmp/librem-13v1.apt-clone.tar.gz*.list /tmp ``` In my case it was: ``` scp todd@192.168.1.182:/tmp/librem-13v1.apt-clone.tar.gz*.list /tmp ``` ==Update the package list before updating applications== ``` sudo apt update ``` ==Upgrade to the latest base system first== ``` sudo apt upgrade ``` ==Install all the packages== ``` sudo apt-clone restore librem-13v1.apt-clone.tar.gz/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/apt/update /var/lib/dpkg/ sudo dpkg --set-selections < /tmp/selections.list sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade sudo xargs apt-mark auto < auto.list ```