Previous install and new install

[doomiconic]

Briefly describe your issue below:
I installed 4.6 on my ssd and still have an old install that’s been updated to 4.6 on one of my hdds, I just wonder if there is a way to move some of the things I had installed into the new system or if I just need to redownload them all?
I have a shared home folder from old install so all that stuff is still in place.
What version of Parrot are you running? (include version (e.g. 4.6), edition(e.g. Home//KDE/OVA, etc.), and architecture (currently we only support amd64)
4.6 and 4.6
What method did you use to install Parrot? (Debian Standard / Debian GTK / parrot-experimental)
usb of the 4.6 security iso
Configured to multiboot with other systems? (yes / no)
currently boots windows 7 and both 4.6 installs
If there are any similar issues or solutions, link to them below:

If there are any error messages or relevant logs, post them below:

I want to add now that luckily I’ve done a few things in the past and pull apt install lists and a few other things from my history file and I’ve gotten a lot of things installed again from going through files, but it’s still a question I have a bit of interest in. If it’s possible to pull from /etc or wherever off the old partition and into the new to avoid something like a 1+GB program having to download. I guess at this point it’s only a few things I need to get but a reasonable query of whether it’s easier/faster to reinstall vs migrate(if possible).

[return_zero (Zeppole & Espresso)]

migration vs. reinstallation: the answer is, whichever works for you. Valid wonderings. it sounds as if your goal is to learn about both your system and the workings of Linux operating systems…Congratulations! That is a HaCKER HOMIE! KEEP QUESTIONING AND KEEP TRYING THINGS!

[muroga]

In short no. What you can move between systems will be config files but not the all the installed packages themselves because they have setups/dependencies that have to added in. You could use the package files if your previously downloaded them but it would still have to configure.

[doomiconic]

That’s kind of what I was thinking. I wanted to see before deleting the old partition. I’ll have to go through it and see what configs I can get and save myself some time plus I’ll check the package cache and see if there’s any i can grab from there.