Re: [Ekiga-list] Where to find Ekiga settings folder(s)

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

On 05/06/11 13:32, Stefan A. wrote:
> Hi everyone, I recently started using Ekiga Ekiga 3.2.7 on Ubuntu
> Natty 11.04 (amd64) with an Ekiga CallOut Diamondcard account and I am
> so far very satisfied with it. I even decided to use it for all of my
> VoIP communication. However, before taking that step, I need to figure
> out where Ekiga keeps its settings and where it saves the contact
> list.
>
> I recently had to transfer all my files to a new computer and thought
> that copying over .gconf/apps/ekiga would do the job. However, after
> running Ekiga on the new system for the first time, I found that none
> of my data was present. Ekiga came up and presented me with the
> configuration wizard, as if I had run it for the first time. Since I
> tend to keep a lot (100+) of contacts and phone numbers in my contact
> list, being able to back up Ekiga's data is essential for me.
>
> I was hoping that someone more knowledgable than me could give me a
> hint on how to back up all of Ekiga's configuration data, so I can
> transfer it to my new system. Thanks in advance!

The configuration, including contact list, is indeed in 
.gconf/apps/ekiga (contacts sub-directory).  Be sure you have killed 
gconf on destination machine right before making the copy, since gconf 
has a cache.

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Eugen