Am Donnerstag, 8. November 2018 schrieb Baron:
> Hello Michael,
> 
> >With all things Nix, there's probably 20 different ways to do what 
> >you want.
> 
> >First though, how do you want to access one machine form the other?  
> >Just files?  Command prompt?  Full screen access?
> 
> >SSH will do files and command prompts, these should give you 
> >the .basics and you should be able to search for the rest from 
> >there:
> 
> >https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-linux-file-manager-to-connect-to-an-sftp-server/
> >https://www.binarytides.com/ssh-dolphin-konqueror-kde/
> 
> >For full screen access search on "How to Remote Control Linux From 
> >linux"
> 
> >The first comment on security in this is is pretty useful if you're 
> >going that route:
> >https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2017/11/how-set-easy-remote-desktop-access-linux
> 
> >Best,
> >Michael
> 
> 
> Thank you for you reply !
> First it seems that google isn't talking to me again.
> I had no Idea that you had replied to me until I went and looked on 
> the web.
> 
> Initially just files !
> You may recall a little while ago I asked whether anyone knew if HP 
> Elite 8300 machines were OK for Linux.  Well they are, I've just 
> bought one.  i7 8 core 3.4 GHz cpu, 10 GB ram, 500 Gb HDD, DVD rom, 
> GB Ethernet card.  On board graphics and sound.
> Amazingly Q4OS simply installed and works with no issues at all.  Yes 
> I had to format the HDD to get rid of Win10, but I didn't want 
> windows anyway.
> 
> My old machine has four HDD, and nearly 2 Tb of data on them.  So I 
> thought rather than start buying cases for the HDD, I would just get 
> the two machines to talk to each other, transfer any settings and 
> carry on from there.
> 
> But I have no real Idea how to go about it, hence the question.
> 
> I'll go through the links that you have so kindly provided and see how 
> I get on.
> 
> Thanks again.
> 

What about opening the machine and plugging in the drives one by one temporarily?

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