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'''Description'''
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= Migrate aNd Manage (mNm) =
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== Info ==
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This page has been moved to [https://fedorahosted.org/mnm/ Fedora Hosted].
  
Even installing Linux is a breeze. Thousands of Windows user found
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== Source ==
Linux is difficult to use and worry about the competity of documents.
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[https://fedorahosted.org/mnm/wiki/TracBrowser Source will be find in Fedora Hosted]
The goal of Windows Data Migration is provide a one-stop data migration
 
to migrate all Windows data from a Windows System to Linux during
 
installation or even after installation. It will support XP and Vista
 
Windows data.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Features'''
 
 
 
= A user-friendly, simple GUI with advanced setting will provide the
 
ease of use and flexibility to new comer.
 
= File System (folder) sharing will provide the flexibility when new
 
linux user needs to rely on Windows when needed. User can save data in a
 
special directory/folder for Windows System.
 
= All instance messager, images, audio, movies and documents will be
 
migrated and supported. Associated open-source software, freeware will
 
be installed during migration.
 
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After a typical user has installed Linux in a pre-existing windows
 
system, there is a number of configuration steps that must be taken
 
before they get a comfortable working environment. This includes
 
personal data like pictures, music, mails etc but also settings like
 
wallpaper. The goal would be to lessen that pain and provide a
 
relatively familiar working environment right after installation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Basic Functions'''
 
 
 
= IM migration
 
= Windows a-like environment setting.
 
= documents migrations
 
- image (jpeg
 
- audio (mp3, wav, rm
 
- movie (avi, mpeg4, divx, xvid, rm, mov,
 
- documents (xls, doc, rtf, txt, wri,
 
= environment migration
 
- wallpaper
 
- mail account, mails
 
= partition
 
- having a windows-linux share partition or folder
 
- possible to migrate from windows user profile directory?
 
= automatic download applications associate all file type
 
 
 
 
 
'''Future Developement / Advanced Functions:'''
 
 
 
= IM history migration
 
 
 
= import outlook database
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Links'''
 
 
 
Windows Data Migration Tool in Fedora Project Wiki:<br>
 
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_data_migration_Tool&action=edit
 
 
 
Windows Data Migration Tool in Zenit Seneca Wiki:<br>
 
http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Windows_Data_Migration_Tool
 
 
 
 
 
'''To Do'''
 
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!Item
 
!Description
 
!Status
 
!Note
 
 
 
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|Test Machine Setup
 
|Install Vista and Fedora in same hard disk
 
|DONE: 20080920
 
|install in a laptop
 
 
 
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|Test Mount and link
 
|Test mounting and linking single user folder with known path
 
|DONE: 20080921
 
|linked music, folder to home directory successfully, still testing if any conflict in regular use
 
 
 
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|e-mail migration from outlook to Thunderbird or Evolution
 
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|In Progress
 
|Thunderbird: call up GUI to transfer, try command mode,
 
thunderbird: failed to copy profile from windows to linux
 
trying evolution
 
 
 
|-
 
|try libPST
 
|a dead project created on 2002, which will let u transfer outlook profile file, "pst" to linux mail format, but may not competitble to newer outlook mail format
 
|In Progress
 
|http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=18756&package_id=35327
 
 
 
 
 
|}
 

Latest revision as of 15:36, 30 January 2009

Migrate aNd Manage (mNm)

Info

This page has been moved to Fedora Hosted.

Source

Source will be find in Fedora Hosted