making an imitator like an original in ubuntu

p2v isn't your friend and really you just want what you had before without all the junk.  you already backup /etc smart you.
how about figure out what packages you have and install them on your clone.

original # dpkg --get-selections  > pkglist
original # scp pkglist notme@imitator:/tmp

imitator # dpkg --set-selections < pkglist
imitator # apt-get dselect-upgrade