[Users] Claws installation from a backup

[wwp]

Hello Peter,


On Sun, 9 Feb 2020 09:36:16 +1100 Peter Richards <peter777 at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:

> I can't find where the plugins are; it is only the html viewer. So does
> this sound okay ?
> 
> * backup/wipe HDD/install Kubuntu & Claws
> 
> * Restore Claws data from $HOME/Mail
> 
> * restore Claws config files from $HOME/.claws-mail, by overwriting
>   current config files
> 
> * install html plugin

Sounds good. Make sure user ID is the same on both systems or that you
`chown` the restored files properly before you start Claws Mail on
the new system.

The plugins are binary libraries, installed system-wide by your package
manager as you installed Claws Mail itself.


Regards,

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