Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:51:31 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> To: Frank Jahnke <jahnke@fmjassoc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Upgrading GNOME Message-ID: <42E801E3.8020706@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1122499467.610.10.camel@localhost> References: <1122499467.610.10.camel@localhost>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Frank Jahnke wrote: | I am upgrading Gnome from 2.4 to 2.10 with a clean install (I have | backups) as part of an upgrade from FreeBSD 5.2.1 to the 6.0 Beta (which | is working well, btw). I would like to preserve various settings from | my old system, including bookmarks, passwords, old email, contacts, and | various folders. How do I do so? You should restore your home directory, then let the applications handle their settings migration. | | The upgrade is from Epiphany 1.4 to 2.2; Evolution is from 1.0.6 to | 1.6.0. A simple-minded copying of the old files into their original | locations showed that both Epiphany and Evolution did not recognize | them. If there is a page describing the upgrade I'd be happy to follow | it if a link is provided. You should never copy settings files. Instead, let the applications themselves handle migration. Evolution, for example, will migrate its own settings files. Copying files by hand will only break things. Note: an upgrade step this large has not been tested by the FreeBSD GNOME team. Joe | | Please copy me on any replies; I don't read both of these groups | regularly. | | Thank you in advance! | | Frank Jahnke | | _______________________________________________ | freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list | http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome | To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" | - -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC6AHjb2iPiv4Uz4cRAqPoAJ9G4baaP8Q7pNaAiDk3V1w/08wU7QCgkLxo GsJelazkcF7zcbUXoq87liY= =WSu/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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