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   Pancho  wrote:   
   > On 05/06/2024 17:07, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:   
   >> What's the easiest way to migrate from Pi4 to Pi5?   
   >>   
   >> In this case I've a Pi4 running from a USB mechanical   
   >> hard disk.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Why not use an SD card as the system disk, booting OS + apps and reserve   
   > the hdd for data?   
   >   
   I used to do that, before it was possible to boot from USB. There's   
   nothing wrong with it, excecpt that it requires a custom /etc/fstab.   
   Since the appearance of direct USB booting on the Pi3 eliminating   
   the microSD gets rid of one thing that can go wrong.   
      
      
   > The trick is to separate app installation, executables etc, from data. I   
   > get that from using Docker containers. It's worth looking at Docker   
   > because life is just so much easier, in the long run. Not only does   
   > Docker separate exes and data it also tends to script setup/config   
   > making changes easier.   
      
   All the stuff I'll need to carry over from one install to the next   
   is in my home directory, Docker is overkill, I think....   
      
   Thanks for writing!   
      
   bob prohaska   
      
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