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− | ===Description=== | + | = Migrate aNd Manage (mNm) = |
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| + | This page has been moved to [https://fedorahosted.org/mnm/ Fedora Hosted]. |
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− | Even installing Linux is a breeze. Thousands of Windows user found
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− | Linux is difficult to use and worry about the competity of documents.
| + | [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
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− | to migrate all Windows data from a Windows System to Linux during
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− | installation or even after installation. It will support XP and Vista
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− | Windows data.
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− | ===Features=== | |
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− | = A user-friendly, simple GUI with advanced setting will provide the
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− | ease of use and flexibility to new comer.
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− | = File System (folder) sharing will provide the flexibility when new
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− | linux user needs to rely on Windows when needed. User can save data in a
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− | special directory/folder for Windows System.
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− | = All instance messager, images, audio, movies and documents will be
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− | migrated and supported. Associated open-source software, freeware will
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− | be installed during migration.
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− | After a typical user has installed Linux in a pre-existing windows
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− | system, there is a number of configuration steps that must be taken
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− | before they get a comfortable working environment. This includes
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− | personal data like pictures, music, mails etc but also settings like
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− | wallpaper. The goal would be to lessen that pain and provide a
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− | relatively familiar working environment right after installation.
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− | ===Basic Functions===
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− | = data migration
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− | - copying all information and documents to linux partition
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− | - or having a windows-linux share partition or folder
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− | = documents migrations (file will be copied automatically in the user folders
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− | - image (jpeg
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− | - audio (mp3, wav, rm
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− | - movie (avi, mpeg4, divx, xvid, rm, mov,
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− | - documents (xls, doc, rtf, txt, wri,
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− | - wallpaper
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− | = User migration
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− | - User name search and add with password
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− | ===Program Logic Flow v0.1 20081012===
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− | - Show welcome page and descriptions
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− | - Search Windows User Folders
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− | - Gethering folders information
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− | - Check if Fedora User parition is enough for all documents from Windows users
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− | - Prompt if administrator wants every thing automatic -> go to AUTO else -> go to MANUAL
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− | AUTO
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− | - List all possible users and ask if every thing is correct
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− | - Ask for dummy password for each user
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− | - Automatic create User
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− | - Automatic move User documents to each user directory
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− | - Automatic migrate bookmarks to Konqueror
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− | MANUAL
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− | - List all possible users and ask for individual password
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− | - Prompt each folder that copy to Fedora partition, and see if administrator wants to move files to a specific folder
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− | - Prompt each user when move bookmarks to Konqueror
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− | ===Future Developement / Advanced Functions:===
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− | = environment migration
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− | - mail account, mails
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− | = Windows a-like environment setting.
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− | = automatic download applications associate all file type
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− | = IM migration
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− | = import mail database (outlook, thunderbird, etc)
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− | ===Code===
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− | The demo code is posted in [[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Talk:Windows_Data_Migration_Tool discussion page]] in this wiki at this moment
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− | ===Links===
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− | [https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_data_migration_Tool Windows Data Migration Tool in Fedora Project Wiki:] <br> | |
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− | [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Windows_Data_Migration_Tool Windows Data Migration Tool in OpenSource@Seneca:]
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− | [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MigrationAssistance Ubuntu MigrationAssistance Page ]
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− | [http://www.michaellarabel.com/?k=blog&i=116 Ubuntu MigrationAssistance Capture from www.michaellarabel.com]
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− | ===To Do===
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− | {| class="wikitable" border="1" width="80%" align="center"
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− | !Description
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− | |Test Machine Setup
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− | |Install Vista and Fedora in same hard disk
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− | |DONE: 20080920
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− | |install in a laptop
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− | |Test Mount and link
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− | |Test mounting and linking single user folder with known path
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− | |DONE: 20080921
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− | |linked music, folder to home directory successfully, still testing if any conflict in regular use
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− | |Test User migration
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− | |try to added user and change password in BASH script
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− | |DONE: 20081012
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− | |User add successfully and user password changed successfully
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− | |Python functions test
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− | |Test if desire function works in Python
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− | |DONE: 20081012
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− | |Sucessfully using file and directory handling
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− | |file/directory search functions planning
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− | |plan the user/files/directory handling structure and functions for WDMT
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− | |DONE: 2008/10/29
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− | |may update structure later
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− | |WinUserSearch
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− | |creat python function to search existing XP/Vista user
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− | |Target Date: 2008/11/14
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− | |return/output a list of user in a list, all user folder plus adminstrator minus general folder(local, public), or.. just detect usage?
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− | |usrcrt Function in Fedora (list)
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− | |creat python function to add user list in Fedora
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− | |Target Date: 2008/11/14
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− | |support list of user that generated from WinUserSearch function, and it will generate a temporary password aslo, usrcrt -l UserList -p TempPassword
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− | |spacechk Function
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− | |get a list of users and see how big the user documents directories(home directory) is and check the target space has enough space to move all files
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− | |Target Date: 2008/11/14
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− | |spacechk -l UserList -t TargetDirectory
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− | |mvfatdir Function
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− | |movie a list of directories to target directories, it will check the mount and permission status, and it will also change the permission to 644 or as user specified
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− | |Target Date: 2008/11/14
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− | |mvfatdir -s FatDirList -t TargetList -p Permission (644 by default)
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− | |Bookmark Migration Functions Planning
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− | |find default IE/Fireforx bookmark and copy/migrate to Firefox bookmark, will check if source and target conditions
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− | |next
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− | |firefox only
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− | |Function support check for GUI tools
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− | |make sure the function would support the GUI interface
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− | ===PLAN===
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− | |Python Code Complete
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− | |finish all function that needs for basic function in Python
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− | |15th Nov 2008
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− | |GUI Interface
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− | |Finish all connection between Python code and GUI Interface
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− | |1 Dec 2008
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− | |Test Version
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− | |Putting Test version in Fedora site
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− | |15 Dec 2008
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