[ubuntu-uk] Liferea: transfer settings from 1.4 to 1.6?

[mac]

mac wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions.  I have tried this procedure, but
> liferea_1.6 wouldn't start until I deleted the .liferea_1.4 folder I'd
> copied into /home.  As you imply, it's hard to be sure that all the bits
> of 1.6 have been removed (and you can't trust <sudo aptitude remove
> --purge liferea> to get everything).  The difference between your
> situation and mine, of course, is that I've got a clean install to deal
> with.
> 
> I'll have another go.  But if anyone else has advice, I'd be very grateful.


Just to update this thread and close it, I'm happy to report success.  I 
removed liferea_1.6 with <sudo aptitude remove --purge liferea>, and 
deleted .liferea_1.6 in /home and the liferea folder in ~/.gconf/apps.

I then copied .liferea_1.4 from a backup into /home, and reinstalled 
liferea_1.6 from the repos.  When I started liferea, it hung, with 100% 
cpu usage. (?why.)  I restarted the laptop, restarted liferea, and after 
a disconcertingly long pause, but with the cpu usage not getting above 
23%, the application eventually started, and had automatically imported 
the 1.4 settings into the new 1.6 folder.  Phew!

Thanks to Matt.

Thread closed.

mac