[Users] Copy Claws to new computer

[rikona]

> On 15.04.2025 15:15 rikona rikona wrote:
> 
> > I have been running Claws 4.0.0 on Kubuntu 22.04 with QT 5.15.3 and
> > X11. It has been running well for quite a long time but it is
> > probably time for an update.
> > 
> > I tried updating Kubuntu 22.04 many times, but it absolutely refuses
> > to update because of some "unknown problem". I have tried many many
> > fixes for this, but I have run out of possibilities and considering
> > a different approach.
> > 
> > The new approach would be to install a new disk on the computer and
> > install Kubuntu from scratch.  
> 
> Try do-release-upgrade. If that doesn't work, manually change the
> release name in sources.list and run apt dist-upgrade.

Thanks for the reply and suggestion.

Tried that one more time, got the same result:

"Could not calculate the upgrade 
An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. "

And it restores the system with no upgrade.

Same result I've gotten several dozen times, with many changes on each
try. None of the MANY suggestions I got on the Ubuntu list worked
either. Seems to be quite a mystery...

> 
> > Then, I would try to reinstall Claws mail, trying to restore it to
> > exactly how it was on the previous computer. This would include the
> > current mail, around 100 folders, many many filtering items, etc.
> > What what is the best way to get to exactly that previous state in a
> > "new computer"?   
> 
> Copy the ~/.claws-mail folder. It will work on the new OS.

Good to know - Thanks!

> 
> > Also, would there be any problems regarding QT or other new Kubuntu
> > software?  
> 
> No.

Also nice to hear. 
Thanks