Re: [Evolution] Migrating Evolution

[Steve T <stevetucknott yahoo co uk>]

On Sun, 2010-03-14 at 11:23 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-03-14 at 14:05 +0000, Steve T wrote:
> > On Sun, 2010-03-14 at 08:55 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
> > > On Sun, 2010-03-14 at 07:45 +0000, Steve T wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 09:13 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 07:56 +0000, Steve T wrote:
> > > > > > Is there a standard way to migrate Evolution between different OSes?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I tend to use FC and have in the past simply copied the 'home' folders
> > > > > > ( .evolution and .gconf from recollection) when I have moved up
> > > > > > version of Fedora. Is that the 'correct'/'recommended' way - or is
> > > > > > there some form of 'export' that should be done on the old OS that is
> > > > > > 'imported' into the new?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I was always a bit concerned that simply copying files around may
> > > > > > 'break' something that has changed in a new version of Evolution. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Read the FAQ:
> > > > > http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#How_can_I_transfer_all_my_Evolution_data_from_an_old_home_directory_to_a_new_home_directory.3F
> > > > > 
> > > > > poc
> > > > > 
> > > > Patrick,
> > > > I had read that section - but I couldn't see  that that covered moving
> > > > between releases of Evolution. I am moving between say, FC4 and FC12 or
> > > > FC9 and FC12 and my concern was that maybe the underlying 'files' and
> > > > their structure may have changed between the releases - so just backing
> > > > up and restoring wouldn't work. But if that is the recommended way, then
> > > > that's fine. 
> > > 
> > > You didn't mention that you'd read it. Nevertheless, moving between
> > > releases with large gaps, say F9 to F12 (note that since around F8 or so
> > > Fedora is no longer designated "FC") means also changing Evo versions
> > > with important changes. In particular, the 2.24 version of Evo
> > > introduced a new indexing method based on SQL. It's supposed to be able
> > > to do the conversion itself, but YMMV.
> > > 
> > > poc
> > > 
> > 
> > Patrick,
> > Sorry - so is simply backing up and restoring still the same way to
> > migrate?
>
> Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. The above FAQ is in answer to your
> original question, which was "Is there a standard way to migrate
> Evolution between different OSes?". If your home directory is preserved,
> you don't need to do anything special other than upgrade the system.
>
> poc
Patrick,
No, it's me that's being woolly. 
I never tend to upgrade OSes on the same box (I don't install, say, fc12 over the top of fc9 by using the upgrade option as I had heard of problem with the upgrade option in the old days) - so my terminology was off.
What I do is install the new OS fresh on a different box, then load up all the stuff I use on that box (copying config etc from the old box) and once I'm happy that everything is working ok, make that the 'main' box. The old box then becomes a candidate for the next 'upgrade'.
So, presumably that would still be a 'back up and restore' type approach?
> _______________________________________________
> Evolution-list mailing list
> Evolution-list gnome org
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list