Hello
Decided to install the Mint distribution and overwrite Ubuntu. For CQRLOG purposes what files, documents, etc should be saved to an external drive for later transfer into CQRLOG running on Mint? Would there be any conflict?
73 john
Wed, 2018-10-03 15:45
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From Ubuntu 18.04 to Linux Mint
Hi!
Copy ~/.config/cqrlog folder with subfolders to USB stick. If you have selected "Save logs on local computer" everything including logs are saved.
Console commands:
cp ~/.config/cqrlog /path/to/your/usb/stick
Install new OS and install cqrlog and test that it works. Stop cqrlog.
After that delete folder ~/.config/cqrlog
rm ~/.config/cqrlog
And then import all from usb stick:
cp /path/to/your/usb/stick/cqrlog ~/.config/
Start cqrlog and everything should be there.
You may need to check/change the serial port of your rig. But I think it goes with same port name with new linux, too.
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Saku
OH1KH
How do I determine the path to my usb stick?
Depends your system.
If I push stick to usb socket it will ask do I want to open it in file manager.
After saying YES file manager opens and I can see the path to root folder of stick (see image)
In my system it appears under /run/media/saku/xxxx
That is the path to use in console commands.
File:
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Saku
OH1KH
Note that you can do copying also with file manager.
You just need to set option "show hidden files and folders"
Otherwise you do not find folder ".config" from your home directory.
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Saku
OH1KH
john@johnscomputer:~$ cp ~/.config/cqrlog /media/john/WD Passport$
cp: target 'Passport$' is not a directory
john@johnscomputer:~$
Telling me my WD Passport is not a directory.
Hi! John
No, Passport$ can not be directory It has "$” at the end.
As said earlier you can do copying with file manager that might be easier as it allows drag and drop without writing.
Just set the settings of filemanager so that it shows "hidden files and folders". Oherwise you cannot see folders whose name starts with dot. Like ".config"
If you want to copy using console you should not type the "$” there.
And if path name has spaces you have to type them in either with inverted commas or using backslash before space.
"/media/john/WD Passport" or
'/media/john/WD Passport' or
/media/john/WD\ Passport
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Saku
OH1KH