From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2025-06-04, CtrlAltDel wrote:   
   > I currently own an old Dell XPS 8700 desktop that boots in legacy mode.  I   
   > have cloned the / drive, using FoxClone, onto a 2.5 inch SATA SSD drive. I   
   > can remove the SSD that is in the computer and replace it with the cloned   
   > SSD and it works great.   
   >   
   > But, what will I need to do if I were to buy a new computer and wanted to   
   > simply place this SSD into the new computer and have it boot right up?   
   > What type of trouble am I going to run into with UEFI vs. Legacy boot with   
   > that SSD.  MBR vs. GPT format?   
      
   Chances are the biggest problem is simply going to be secureboot (not   
   that UEFI vs. BIOS boot isn't potentially going to come into play too).   
      
   In general terms, the easiest approach is installing from scratch on the   
   new hardware, and then copying your $HOME across.   
      
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