Re: [Evolution] Restoring from a backup

[Thomas Mittelstaedt <tmstaedt t-mittelstaedt de>]

Am Dienstag, den 19.07.2011, 17:21 -0700 schrieb SVWanderer:
> HELP! I need to restore Evolution Mail. I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 and it
> failed to work correctly on my laptop. I was forced to reinstall Ubuntu
> 10.04 LTS. The version I am using in Ubuntu LTS is Evolution 2.28.3. I have
> no idea what the version number of the Evolution Mail in Ubuntu 11.04.
> Anyway I need to restore my backup. I have searched and searched for
> information on how to do it and come up with nothing. I have restored
> Evolution Mail many times when upgrading or transferring my mail to another
> computer. Now I am on the road and without access to my other computers.
> Does anyone know how I can use evolution-backup.tar.gz to restore my backup.
> Oh each time I try I get an error saying the wrong file type. Opening the
> tar I can see that it is a good file. Can anyone help me?!?!?
>
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The evolution version in ubuntu 11.04 (natty) is 2.32. Somebody has
provided some backports of this version to 10.04 (lucid). See: 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/maverick-backports/+bug/653619/comments/42


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thomas