On Tue, 2016-03-29 at 19:40 +0200, mario chiari wrote:
> On Fri, 2016-03-25 at 00:09 +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 2016-03-25 at 00:02 +, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > I'd put it more strongly: if using a GUI (rather than a text
> > console)
> Ok, i
On Tue, 2016-03-29 at 19:30 +0200, mario chiari wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-03-28 at 11:54 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Mon, 2016-03-28 at 12:29 +0200, mario chiari wrote:
> > > I am not sure it really matters.
> > It really does. If either side is modifying files while they're
> > being cop
On Fri, 2016-03-25 at 00:09 +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Fri, 2016-03-25 at 00:02 +, Pete Biggs wrote:
> >
> > >
> I'd put it more strongly: if using a GUI (rather than a text console)
Ok, it is OT for this list and shame on me for my ignorance, but what
is the difference console v
On Mon, 2016-03-28 at 11:54 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-03-28 at 12:29 +0200, mario chiari wrote:
> >
> > Before to copy, I did try to pkill Evolution on both machines, but
> > I
> > am not sure it really matters.
> It really does. If either side is modifying files while they
On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 18:11 +, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > OK, I just tried this and I have to say WTF? How does anyone do
> > Evolution development anymore? I killed the processes and they don't
> > stay dead. What if I wanted to run a newly compiled version with a
> > debugger or command line flags
On Mon, 2016-03-28 at 12:29 +0200, mario chiari wrote:
> Before to copy, I did try to pkill Evolution on both machines, but I
> am not sure it really matters.
It really does. If either side is modifying files while they're being
copied, the results are unpredictable.
poc
Hi Pete, All,
I am writing just to report I succeeded to move my 9.5Gb mail archive
to my new machine. Thanks for your support.
Evo's internal Export did not work, most likely because I did not have
enough free space on the old machine.
What did work was to mount by nfs the old directory on
On Fri, 2016-03-25 at 00:02 +, Pete Biggs wrote:
> >
> > about your rant:
> >
> > Actually Fedora has been installed with a user account. This is my
> > home (real) desktop machine, I have been logging as root for years,
> > without any issue (at least not issues I am aware of). Is it really
> about your rant:
>
> Actually Fedora has been installed with a user account. This is my
> home (real) desktop machine, I have been logging as root for years,
> without any issue (at least not issues I am aware of). Is it really so
> bad?
I'm sorry to use LMGTFY, and it's not meant as a put do
On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 19:35 +0100, mario chiari wrote:
> > That's an Evolution data store from a much earlier version.
> Ok, fine
> > (search for
> > "Data storage locations").
>
> "Data storage" explains:
>
> >>Evolution 3.6 and later stores its data according to the XDG Base
> Directory Specif
Hi
thanks so much again
On gio, 2016-03-24 at 16:42 +, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > > Transferring your whole home directory will also transfer all the
> > > Evolution data and settings - but that is only really useful if
> > > you
> > > actually want all your home moved!
> > on the old machi
On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 11:02 -0600, Zan Lynx wrote:
> On 03/24/2016 10:42 AM, Pete Biggs wrote:
> >
> > I meant your Linux account. But that's because you need to make sure
> > nothing is using the filesystem when you move the data around - but you
> > can't actually do this trick if the home belo
On 03/24/2016 10:42 AM, Pete Biggs wrote:
> I meant your Linux account. But that's because you need to make sure
> nothing is using the filesystem when you move the data around - but you
> can't actually do this trick if the home belongs to root because you
> can't move the data without being logg
On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 16:42 +, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > -- most Evolution stuff under the folder
> /root/.local/share/evolution
> > (198497 items, totalling 8,5 GB)
>
> OK. I know this is nothing to do with Evolution, but it's important
> to
> say this:
>
>
> DO NOT use root as your normal log
> >
> > You can create a backup tar file from the 'File' menu ("Back up
> > Evolution Data") and then restore it on the new machine.
> doing so, do I transfer everything (accounts, filters, folder
> structure)?
Yes. It should do. It will probably work quite well as the Evolution
versions are v
Hi
thanks so much for the prompt reply.
On gio, 2016-03-24 at 15:32 +, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > I need to move my mails (several Gigas) and the different pieces of
> > configuration (accounts, filters, ..) to a new machine.
> You can create a backup tar file from the 'File' menu ("Back up
> I need to move my mails (several Gigas) and the different pieces of
> configuration (accounts, filters, ..) to a new machine. Clearly,
> folder structure has to be preserved too. Eventually everything has
> to
> work as before.
>
> Which is the safer way to get that?
>
> Note
> Old machine:
Hi,
I need to move my mails (several Gigas) and the different pieces of
configuration (accounts, filters, ..) to a new machine. Clearly,
folder structure has to be preserved too. Eventually everything has to
work as before.
Which is the safer way to get that?
Note
Old machine: Fedora 22, Evo
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