What would be the easiest way to copy a TeXLive installation from one computer to another?
I'm going to set up a new laptop to be a replacement for this machine, and I'd prefer not to have to download the full set of packages for TL2011, mainly because waiting for the download is so time-consuming; I've already done it once.
EDIT: I'm using Arch Linux and installing TeXLive using tl-install / tlmgr rather than Arch's packages.
EDIT II: Would it be advisable to make a backup of an existing install on the source machine, use install-tl to install a minimal version on the target machine, copy the backup(s) to the target machine, and then restore those backups using tlmgr?
Best Answer
If you're on Linux and use
install-tl, you can simply rsync the whole directory to the new machine and update the PATH.