On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Mike Webb<weeble7...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:59:17 -0700 >> From: Mark Doliner <m...@kingant.net> >> Subject: Re: Upgrading from GAIM >> >> Pidgin attempts to migrate all your settings from Gaim. So you >> shouldn't need to do anything special--your settings and accounts >> should all be imported automatically. > > Thanks for your quick responses. Since the settings and all were not > imported from GAIM when I started (all I get on Pidgin startup is a > prompt to set up accounts), I presume that the .pet file (Puppy Linux' > distribution file) simply dumped the program files into the > appropriate places and did not run an install routine. So I'm back to > where I started. The program is in place, but no data has been > copied/converted/moved/whatever from GAIM. > > In a regular Pidgin install routine, would the files simply be copied > from .gaim to .pidgin?
I think it's a bit more complicated than that, but I don't remember the specifics. > I note that there is presently a /root/.gaim > directory but not a /root/.pidgin directory. The new directory is ./root/purple Also, it's generally suggested that you use root only when needed, and to log in as a normal user the rest of the time. Using root makes it more likely that an accidental or malicious command could break something on your system. > I'm presuming that I will > need to move the data over manually, but don't know if importing is a > simple drag-and-drop or if there is a file format conversion involved. > Where do I go from here? If someone's able and willing to walk me thru > the process off-list, I'd appreciate it. I have AIM, Y!M and MSN > accounts so we could talk thru any of them. Thanks again! If you haven't configured anything in Pidgin yet, you can try exiting, deleting your current /root/.pidgin directory, then starting Pidgin again and letting it import from the now existent /root/.gaim -Mark _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support