I'm thinking about playing with the Linux version and moving my boards to a dedicated machine. What I want to know is: Are the executables the only difference between Linux and Windows versions? If I install on my linux box, can I just copy all the data and config files over from my windows
installation or will I have to start each board fresh?

-Dallas Vinson

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I'm thinking about playing with the Linux version and moving my boards to a dedicated machine. What I want to know is: Are the executables the only difference between Linux and Windows versions?

Yes, I believe that is the only difference.

If I install on my linux box, can I just copy all the data and config files over from my windows installation or will I have to start each board fresh?

You may need to change paths from c:\mystic to something like /mystic.

Thankfully there is a global change option in the message and file areas.. :)

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On 24 Aug 2019 at 05:50p, Lupine Furmen pondered and said...

I'm thinking about playing with the Linux version and moving my boards
to a dedicated machine. What I want to know is: Are the executables the only difference between Linux and Windows versions? If I install on my linux box, can I just copy all the data and config files over from my windows installation or will I have to start each board fresh?

For the most part you can move with ease to Linux

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Have a look at the wiki

Q: I use Mystic in Windows, but I want to move to Raspberry Pi. Can I move to
a different operating system without losing my BBS data?

http://wiki.mysticbbs.com/doku.php?id=faq

This is helpful info when moving from a windows to linux setup.

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I'm thinking about playing with the Linux version and moving my boards
to a dedicated machine. What I want to know is: Are the executables the only difference between Linux and Windows versions? If I install on my linux box, can I just copy all the data and config files over from my windows installation or will I have to start each board fresh?

Yup, all the .dat files, .mnu, message base files and file base files are portable (along with all the .ans and .asc files of course).

You will have to go through the various paths and change them to the *nix format (/path/to/mystic etc..).

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Thanks Avon. Will be giving this a try soon.

-Dallas Vinson

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Hello Lupine,

I'm thinking about playing with the Linux version and moving my boards to a dedicated machine. What I want to know is: Are the executables the only difference between Linux and Windows versions? If I install on my linux box, can I just copy all the data and config files over from my windows installation or will I have to start each board fresh?

Yes, the data/system files should be OS independent. As are several of the other currently popular BBS packages. Two differences that you would have to manage is paths and character case. Windows is based on <Drive Letter>:\dir]dir\ where Linux is based on /dir/dir/Etc. Your also better off changing paths and filenames to lower case in Linux.

Jeff

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