On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 10:19 AM Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via Dng <dng@lists.dyne.org> wrote: > > Anno domini 2022 Fri, 24 Jun 09:05:39 -0500 > o1bigtenor via Dng scripsit: > > Greetings > > > > Hoping that I'm not asking too many questions. > > > > (moving from debian testing to devuan testing (daedalus) > > the old system is under 5.17.xx and the new one is on 5.18 > > if that makes for differences) > > > > (I've learnt the hard way that just winging things means a LOT more > > work and even a greater chance for issues.) > > > > My existing system has been a work in progress for over 10 years. So > > I've gotten things > > set up quite the way that I like them so things change slowly but in > > that there are also > > less 'terror' moments when everything has gone 'goofy'. > > > > Is there any way to move over things like settings (and all the other > > pamphernania) for browsers and libreoffice and the like? > > > > I was thinking of doing things by using scp from the old system to the new > > one. > > > > Dunno if that would create issues or not. > > > > Any better ideas - - - - well I'm all ears!!! > > Move your home directory to the new system ... and use rsync, not scp. >
That seems simple - - - - except I've never used rsync yet. Suggestions for a good recipe to follow- - - please? TIA _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng