Re: kdepim 16.04 from experimental (UPDATE)
On Wednesday 08 June 2016 22:33:18 Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> On Mittwoch, 8. Juni 2016 17:05:36 CEST David Goodenough wrote:
> > On Wednesday 08 June 2016 17:34:51 Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> > > On Mittwoch, 8. Juni 2016 17:20:38 CEST Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > In case you want to try it, also install the package kdepim-addons,
> > > > otherwise mails are displayed without header and you cannot select a
> > > > header
> > > > template in "View / Headers"
> > > >
> > > > I will rebort bug.
> > > >
> > > > Otherwise it works really nicely for me. Diederik has issues tough.
> > > >
> > > > Of course, if you want to wait till it receives some further testing,
> > > > then
> > > > wait till its updated to unstable or migrates to testing.
> > >
> > > OK, beware. Diederik just told me it doesn´t work at all for him. So if
> > > you
> > > depend on it, better wait!
> > >
> > > Cause: Going back to KDEPIM 4 without a backup is not supported. It will
> > > *change* the Akonadi database + file database layout (for better
> > > performance).
> >
> > As a matter of interest, is there a list of what needs to be backed up?
> > BTW saying that we should use the Export Data -> Backup menu option only
> > works if you are using mysql, if you are using any of the other database
> > options it will feil because it aways uses msqldump whatever the
> > database.
> Well
>
> 1. ~/.local/share/akonadi contains db if it was started by Akonadi (no
> external db) and file_db_data
>
> 2. ~/.config/akonadi
>
> 3. ~/.kde/share/config/akonadi*
>
> 4. I´d also make sure to have a copy ~/.local/share/local-mail or wherever
> your local mail has been stored and all other primary data for your calender
> and addressbook resources. Where resources store primary data you see in
> the config files I mentioned in 3.
>
> But scratch all that:
>
> Make a complete backup of your home directory, just in case. You backup it
> anyway, don´t you? Still above information may help you in case you need to
> restore your old KDEPIM without wanting to restore your complete home
> directory.
I back my home directory, the question is what to restore in case the upgrade
has problems.
>
>
> I suggest the following approach:
>
> - Don´t use export/import. As from many reports I think I don´t think it
> will work reliably and if so, will take ages.
>
> - You can try whether automatic migration works.
>
>
> If automatic migration does not work:
>
> 1. Make sure your maildirs are in ~/.local/share/local-mail, if its still in
> ~/.kde/share/something I´d move the folder to the new location
They are in .local
>
> 2. Make sure your calendar and addressbook are in default locations (dunno
> whether these changed for Akonadi/KMail 16.04, I bet they still store them
> in ~/.kde/share, but you can still look at ~/.config/akonadi* akonadi
> configuration files (that is the new location of these, see 3 above)
don't really use these, and they are on CalDav andCardDav servers anyway.
>
> 3. Rename ~/.local/share/akonadi and ~/.config/akonadi
will do
>
> 4. Let Akonadi reindex all resources from scratch.
>
> Yet there is a slight risk that your current Akonadi still has some mails
> you moved around recently in file_db_data or the database itself and you
> would loose these.
>
>
> In case you just use IMAP accounts I suggest the following: Wipe all old
> Akonadi stuff and restart from scratch.
I only have disconnected IMAP, so none of the data remains on the server,
but I then filter them all into local folders.
>
>
> I know this can be rough. I migrated from KDEPIM SC 4 and Akonadi 1 to
> KDEPIM 5 and Akonadi "2" quite some time ago as I compiled both from git
> master myself. I do think the automatic migration kind of worked, but it
> may have also been that I did the second approach and recreated the
> configuration and database from scratch letting Akonadi reindex all
> resources then.
>
> I suggest to refrain from creating bugs with the Debian bug tracker related
> to the migration from KDEPIM SC 4 and Akonadi 1 to KDEPIM and Akonadi 16.04
> as any those issues are very likely upstream issues and I bet the Qt/KDE
> Debian team lacks the time to do much about it. Also KDEPIM SC 4 and
> Akonadi 1 are unmaintained, so…
>
> This is a rough overview of what I know.
>
> Thanks,
Thank you for your help.
David
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