Migrate aNd Manage
Description
Even installing Linux is a breeze. Thousands of Windows user found Linux is difficult to use and worry about the competity of documents. 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. =
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
= data migration
- copying all information and documents to linux partition - or having a windows-linux share partition or folder
= documents migrations (file will be copied automatically in the user folders
- image (jpeg - audio (mp3, wav, rm - movie (avi, mpeg4, divx, xvid, rm, mov, - documents (xls, doc, rtf, txt, wri, - wallpaper
= User migration
- User name search and add with password
Program Logic Flow
- Show welcome page and descriptions - Search Windows User Folders - Gethering folders information - Check if Fedora User parition is enough for all documents from Windows users - Prompt if administrator wants every thing automatic -> go to AUTO else -> go to MANUAL
AUTO
- List all possible users and ask if every thing is correct - Ask for dummy password for each user - Automatic create User - Automatic move User documents to each user directory - Automatic migrate bookmarks to Konqueror
MANUAL
- List all possible users and ask for individual password - Prompt each folder that copy to Fedora partition, and see if administrator wants to move files to a specific folder - Prompt each user when move bookmarks to Konqueror -
Future Developement / Advanced Functions:
= environment migration
- mail account, mails
= Windows a-like environment setting. = automatic download applications associate all file type = IM migration = import mail database (outlook, thunderbird, etc)
Links
Windows Data Migration Tool in Fedora Project Wiki:
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_data_migration_Tool&action=edit
Windows Data Migration Tool in OpenSource@Seneca:
http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Windows_Data_Migration_Tool
To Do
| 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 |
| 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 |
| e-mail migration from outlook to Thunderbird or Evolution | 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
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