[NMLUG] Upgrading to new distro

[niosop at msn.com (MATTHEW BOWIE)]

Hi Lee,

  I'm not familiar w/ the version of Mozilla your running, but here is some 
general advice.

Use the export feature to export everything you want into every format it 
offers.  Chances are that the new versions of everything will be able to 
read ONE of those formats.  And if not, me or someone else on this list can 
probably write a quick script to convert them to an importable format.

Another option you have is to boot up to a Live CD that has the versions of 
Firefox and Thunderbird you are planning to use.  Then you can see if it can 
import it directly before you do the actual upgrade.

Hope this helps,
Matthew Bowie


>From: Lee Einer <lee@dosmanosjewelry.com>
>Reply-To: New Mexico Linux Users Group Mail List <nmlug@nmlug.org>
>To: New Mexico Linux Users Group <nmlug@nmlug.org>
>Subject: [NMLUG] Upgrading to new distro
>Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:45:25 -0700
>
>Hi, all-
>
>As the world's oldest noob, I have a question to pose-
>
>My PC currently runs a horribly outdated distro, Mandrake 8.2. I would like 
>to upgrade to the current Mepis distro. I have a fair amount of data on my 
>drive which I need to protect (business records, documents, etc) and also 
>my Mozilla configuration, e-mail addresses, e-mails, bookmarks, etc. The 
>new Mepis does not use the Mozilla internet suite as my current set-up 
>does, it uses Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird instead.
>
>OK, so I can back up my business records, etc. But what about the Mozilla 
>configuration files, addressbook, e-mails, etc? Are they compatible with 
>the new Firefox and Thunderbird, or do I have to jump through hoops to 
>migrate the data? What procedure should I follow to get this stuff working 
>with the new Mozilla and T-Bird?
>
>
>--
>
>
>Lee Einer
>Dos Manos Jewelry
>http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com
>
>
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