Migration

After acquiring or installing a new system there are a few essential things to set up before use. Often this information is already present on another system or on a backup device.

Goals

• Transparently move information from another OS or backup device to a newly installed or updated system
• Move information from a running system to another system or backup device
• Integrate with Initial Setup
• Support the Client Management goal of delegation
• Allow connecting two computers over a directly ethernet connection
• Allow connecting two computers over a local wireless network
• Allow connecting a computer and a backup device over USB

Non-goals

• Migrating server software data (eg. /var/www for Apache, or MySQL databases)

Data to be migrated

• local user(s) and their data (GECOS, AccountsService data and icons, and home directory), including "gdm" user

• Third-party applications (and their means of installation when available)
• Network configuration files (including passkeys, VPN configurations)
• System-wide info like: locale, timezone
• Printers (cups)
• Fingerprints (fprintd)
• Bluetooth configuration

Relevant Material

• mac OS Migration Assistant

• "Move from Android to iPhone"

• Time Machine

Tentative Design

See Also

• Initial Setup

• Client Management