Subj : Re: Pi4 to Pi5 migration
To   : All
From : bp@www.zefox.net
Date : Sat Jun 29 2024 17:41:12

I elected to simply sftp my existing home directory to another
local host, clean out the trash and then sftp the files to my
Pi5 account.

Copying my personal files presented no problem. Now the question
is how to merge the dotfiles, preserving things like browsing
history, saved passwords, bookmarks and cookies used for recognition.
At the moment that's the biggest sticking point. My first try at
a manual merge failed utterly, chromium seems oblivious to my
browsing history. I'm in a position to delete and re-create any
and all, up to and including the OS install if necessary.


I now appreciate much better some of the reservations folks have
about bookworm. The look and feel is quite different, clicking
on icons often brings up something called "geany", which I gather
is some sort of programming environment, instead of a text editor.
Not so sure I like that part. I do very much like the speed of the Pi5,
though.

Thanks for reading and any guidance!

bob prohaska

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