# Linux backups & software lists & upgrading

**URL:** <https://wargeeks.org/t/linux-backups-software-lists-upgrading/300>\
**Category:** Software\
**Created:** [May 28, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://wargeeks.org/t/linux-backups-software-lists-upgrading/300 "2014-05-28T14:24:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![InsanityFlea](https://wargeeks.org/user_avatar/wargeeks.org/insanityflea/32/1059_2.png) [@InsanityFlea](https://wargeeks.org/u/InsanityFlea)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://wargeeks.org/t/linux-backups-software-lists-upgrading/300/21 "2014-07-24T05:49:51Z")

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questions are never stupid 🙂

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**Author:** ![arby](https://wargeeks.org/user_avatar/wargeeks.org/arby/32/3_2.png) [@arby](https://wargeeks.org/u/arby)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 11:36am UTC](https://wargeeks.org/t/linux-backups-software-lists-upgrading/300/22 "2014-07-26T11:36:43Z")

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scp or sftp would do fine.  
You can rysn it too but there really wouldnt be much point for what you are looking to do.  
Setup the new server on another IP, copy all the bits and bobs over, stop services on old machine, change IP’s start services on new machine…  
profit!

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