Web browser data such as cookies, proxy settings, and cross-platform Firefox plugins.

All PIM data from Outlook and Evolution including actual email, calendar data, and notes.

All instant messenger settings, including logs and passwords (if possible).

OS X applications, including Photo Booth pictures, Mail.app settings, Dashboard widgets (into Jackfield), iTunes music, and web browser bookmarks from Safari, Firefox, and Camino.

Wireless access points with WPA and WEP keys.

Support for importing from Windows Vista, Mac OS X, and Windows 2000 will be added.Īdditional import sources will be added. Exporting to and importing from a USB key will be developed first, allowing other, less commonly used sources to be added as time permits.

Joe would like Ubuntu to be able to automatically authenticate to the various wireless access points he's associated with previously without requiring him to re-enter WEP and WPA keys.Ī stand-alone desktop application will be added that will enable the user to import from external sources used during the install for exporting migration data to, such as a USB key FTP, sftp, or WebDAV site or, possibly in the event of two CD recorder devices, a CD.

Evan wants to import his Apple OS X users when installing Ubuntu on his iMac.

Mark wants to migrate his data from Windows XP without having to keep his Windows XP partition around.

The desktop application and ability to migrate data to a source other than the root filesystem are required for users who wish to migrate their data without keeping their old partitions around, and for those users who either did not have the ability to use migration-assistant in a previous release or chose not to, but wish to use it now. The migration functionality in the installer now allows users to export their migrated data to a USB thumb drive or other external source to later be merged into their Ubuntu system using the accompanied desktop application.

migration-assistant will be enabled on the alternate CD installer.

Support for migrating data to an external device or source, such as a USB key, for importing from using a desktop application after install, will be added.

Support for Windows 2000 and Vista, as well as Mac OS X support will be added.

Work for Feisty is covered in the /Feisty specification. Work prior to Feisty is covered in the /Edgy specification. If it is Approved, contact the Assignee or another knowledgeable person before making changes.įurther the development of migration-assistant to the point that it can be included in Feisty Fawn. Please check the status of this specification in Launchpad before editing it.

See also: KubuntuUbiquityMigrationAssistant Packages affected: ubiquity, ubiquity-frontend-gtk, debian-installer Launchpad Entry: migration-assistant-gutsy

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