Re: How do I copy configuration between machines?

"J.H." <[email protected]> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:41:16 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.voip.linphone.user
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Can't say where exactly, but pretty sure this was covered recently on the l=
ist, and the file now resides umder ~/=2Econfig/ with a similar but not ide=
ntical name

On October 9, 2025 9:33:46 PM GMT+01:00, ael via Linphone-users <linphone-=
users@nongnu=2Eorg> wrote:
>On Sat, Oct 04, 2025 at 09:59:39PM +0100, ael via Linphone-users wrote:
>> Following on from my previous post:-
>>=20
>> > I am using the linux desktop on linux (debian and devuan)=2E
>> >=20
>> > I have linphone working properly on one laptop, and have installed a =
new copy of linphone
>> > on a new laptop: Desktop 5=2E3=2E0 - QT5=2E 15=2E2=2E It seems to be =
working but I don't want to=20
>> > go through a laborious process of hand copying my settings from one m=
achine to the new
>> > one=2E
>> >=20
>> > I expected that just copying ~/=2Elinphonerc would do most of the wor=
k, especially my
>> > several SIP accounts=2E But it looks as if ~/=2Elinphonerc is no long=
er used: it seems to
>> > contain almost no information=2E
>> >=20
>
>The silence on this thread perhaps indicates that linphone can't handle t=
his at present?
>
>Meanwhile I have made more attempts and experiments, and I seem to have p=
artially succeeded=2E
>
>Somehow, the linphone=2Edb on the target machine has a "sip_address" tabl=
e that contains my contacts=2E
>linphone is still refusing to read friends=2Edb=2E I wonder whether Deskt=
op 5=2E3=2E0 has stopped using friends=2Edb?
>
>But when I click on the Contacts icon, and am presented with the "search =
contact" box, no contacts are found=2E
>In contrast, typing into the top "Search contact, start a call=2E=2E=2E=
=2E" box, my contacts are found=2E
>
>Is this a bug in linphone, or an artifact of the way I tried to install l=
inphone on the new machine?
>
>But at least I can now use my previous 104 contacts!
>
>I didn't say before that this was on linux (devuan and debian) although I=
 though that would be obvious from
>the file names=2E
>
>ael
>
>
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<html><head></head><body>Can't say where exactly, but pretty sure this was =
covered recently on the list, and the file now resides umder ~/=2Econfig/ w=
ith a similar but not identical name<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On O=
ctober 9, 2025 9:33:46 PM GMT+01:00, ael via Linphone-users &lt;linphone-us=
ers@nongnu=2Eorg&gt; wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-=
left: 1ex;">
<pre dir=3D"auto" class=3D"k9mail">On Sat, Oct 04, 2025 at 09:59:39PM +010=
0, ael via Linphone-users wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-le=
ft: 1ex;">Following on from my previous post:-<br><br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid #=
ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;">I am using the linux desktop on linux (debian a=
nd devuan)=2E<br><br>I have linphone working properly on one laptop, and ha=
ve installed a new copy of linphone<br>on a new laptop: Desktop 5=2E3=2E0 -=
 QT5=2E 15=2E2=2E It seems to be working but I don't want to <br>go through=
 a laborious process of hand copying my settings from one machine to the ne=
w<br>one=2E<br><br>I expected that just copying ~/=2Elinphonerc would do mo=
st of the work, especially my<br>several SIP accounts=2E But it looks as if=
 ~/=2Elinphonerc is no longer used: it seems to<br>contain almost no inform=
ation=2E<br><br></blockquote></blockquote><br>The silence on this thread pe=
rhaps indicates that linphone can't handle this at present?<br><br>Meanwhil=
e I have made more attempts and experiments, and I seem to have partially s=
ucceeded=2E<br><br>Somehow, the linphone=2Edb on the target machine has a "=
sip_address" table that contains my contacts=2E<br>linphone is still refusi=
ng to read friends=2Edb=2E I wonder whether Desktop 5=2E3=2E0 has stopped u=
sing friends=2Edb?<br><br>But when I click on the Contacts icon, and am pre=
sented with the "search contact" box, no contacts are found=2E<br>In contra=
st, typing into the top "Search contact, start a call=2E=2E=2E=2E" box, my =
contacts are found=2E<br><br>Is this a bug in linphone, or an artifact of t=
he way I tried to install linphone on the new machine?<br><br>But at least =
I can now use my previous 104 contacts!<br><br>I didn't say before that thi=
s was on linux (devuan and debian) although I though that would be obvious =
from<br>the file names=2E<br><br>ael<hr>Linphone-users mailing list<br>Linp=
hone-users@nongnu=2Eorg<br><a href=3D"https://lists=2Enongnu=2Eorg/mailman/=
listinfo/linphone-users">https://lists=2Enongnu=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/linp=
hone-users</a><br></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>
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