[Users] Claws installation from a backup

Peter Richards peter777 at users.sourceforge.net
Sun Feb 9 09:26:08 CET 2020


Hello wwp,

On Sun, 9 Feb 2020 08:41:19 +0100
wwp <subscript at free.fr> wrote:

> 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.

Okay thanks. Will add a step in the re-installation to check on user
ID before and after.
 
> The plugins are binary libraries, installed system-wide by your
> package manager as you installed Claws Mail itself.

Found them via Synaptic - claws-mail-attach-remover and claws-mail-fancy-plugin

Regards,

Peter


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