future move Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 3.5 to Kubuntu 9.10 KDE4

[O. Sinclair]

O. Sinclair wrote:
> I have just downloaded and am running Karmic Alpha in a VBox. And I must 
> admit that this far I am impressed. Yes there are some things I don't 
> get just yet, such as why KPackageKit has replaced the (for non-pros) 
> intuitive Add/Remove Programs completely. And a few other things.
> 
> But it DOES look good and most things work well. It seems the time to 
> switch is coming.
> 
> So I am trying to think of how to plan this. Given that I would like a 
> "partially clean start" meaning I do not want to lose my emails (Kmail) 
> or old saved feeds (Akregator), Kopete accounts, files such as documents 
> etc but I want to "lose" most of my other hidden .whatever directories 
> that have amassed over time.
> 
> If I make a clean install with the same identity as now and then copy 
> back files/folders (non-hidden), then what directories in .kde do I 
> need? Any others?
> 
> Should that copying be done before I fire up Kmail, Kopete etc the first 
> time?
> 
> Will the transfer from a ext3-based harddisk to the new ext4-based home 
> directory be a problem?
> 
> how about the /etc directory?
> 

Just a "bump" as I have not had any response re the method I suggest or 
the concerns I have