[Users] Upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 and now cannot start claws-mail.

Rolf Turner r.turner at auckland.ac.nz
Sat Oct 1 03:11:38 CEST 2022


On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:54:19 +0100
Brian Morrison <bdm at fenrir.org.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:51:07 +1300
> Rolf Turner <r.turner at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
> 
> > > (As for a backup, Ubuntu
> > > possibly uses like Debian `~/.claws-mail` as the local mailbox
> > > folder.)    
> > 
> > I don't understand the foregoing.  Sorry.  
> 
> ~ is *nix shell shorthand for your user directory, which is usually
> /home/<userid> so it means that there is a hidden (starts with a .)
> folder in your home directory called claws-mail.
> 

I am completely familiar with the "~" notation.  And I am well
acquainted with ~/.claws-mail. What I didn't/don't understand is "As
for a backup".

cheers,

Rolf



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