restore Evolution after OS install

[Ivan Avery Frey]

Mr Chris Aitken wrote:
>>> What is the Evolution file/directory that I have to save if I want to 
>>> have the email/calendar stuff installed after an OS install? I know 
>>> how to revive a thunderbird mail file but I've never done it with 
>>> Evolution ('cause I don't use it). I want to get fedora core 4 off my 
>>> wife's machine and replace it with ubuntu. I can't get network 
>>> printing working so I figure ubuntu with a newer cups will rectify that.
>>
>> It's all in $HOME/.evolution
> Okay, I backed up that directory. I did a fresh ubuntu install and now 
> I'm having trouble restoring from that directory. What file in that 
> directory do I point Evolution to? Or is that not how it works?

When you backed up the directory did you do a cp -r? To restore the 
directory cp -r backuppathname ~yourusername/.evolution

Ivan.
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