[Digikam-users] upgrade / import captions from old digikam-db

[Marcel Wiesweg]

> > I have recently installed a new computer with kubuntu lucid lynx and
> > digikam 1.2.0. On my old computer (laptop) I was using KDE 3.5 and an
> > old digikam. How do I import the captions and other metadata from the
> > database on the old computer into the database on the new computer?
> > The paths to the images are exactly the same as before.
> 
> Copy the database file and the digikamrc file (~/.kde4/share/config/) to
> your new system. I'd by interested if all works smoothly. You should be
> asked about a changed partition, with a suggestion to the new place.
> It should work, if not there's a bug somewhere.

If the old file is named digikam4.db, you can also try only copying the 
digikam4.db file somewhere and point to it using the first-run wizard.