Progression Desktop FAQs

What does Progression Desktop migrate?

Progression Desktop moves critical data, application settings (Outlook to Evolution, Office to OpenOffice.org, etc...), network settings, network shares, desktop settings, directory structures and more from Microsoft Windows desktops to Linux desktops.

Does Progression Desktop move data and settings between different versions of applications?

Yes. For example, Progression Desktop will move Word 2000 templates and settings on a Windows 2000 machine to OpenOffice.org Writer on a machine running Linux.

Does Progression Desktop migrate Outlook settings and associated mail files to Evolution, KMail, Mozilla, or Thunderbird on Linux?

Yes. Progression Desktop migrates settings and associated mail to either Evolution, KMail, Mozilla, or Thunderbird. Additionally, it will appropriately configure your new mail account.

How are licenses for Progression Desktop sold?

Progression Desktop is licensed per desktop. A license is required for every Windows desktop that is replaced with a Linux desktop. If 100 Windows machines are migrated to Linux, 100 licenses of Progression Desktop are required.

Can Progression Desktop be extended to support applications other than those supported in the shipping version?

Yes, customers have the ability to extend to support those applications that are important to them. Progression Desktop is licensed under the Enterprise Source License, which allows paying customers, access to the source code to make modification.

How well does Progression Desktop deal with larger scale migrations? We want to do most of our migrations from a remote server.

Progression Desktop was designed to support full command line functionality to allow automated use. Systems Management tools by companies such as BMC, CA, HP, IBM, Red Hat Novell and others.

How can a migration be performed without having to step through the Progression Desktop GUI for every migration?

A Template File can be used to avoid using the Progression Desktop GUI for every migration. A Template File is a predefined list of the items that will be migrated. The Template File is used as part of an automated process to ensure the most efficient migration.

What operating systems does Progression Desktop support?

Progression Desktop supports the following operating systems: Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Fedora Core, Linspire, Novell Linux Desktop, Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, SimplyMEPIS, SUSE Professional, and Turbolinux, as well as many other standard Linux distributions.

What applications does Progression Desktop support?

Some of the applications that Progression Desktop supports are:

Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Mozilla or Thunderbird to Novell Evolution, KMail, Mozilla or Thunderbird.
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla or Firefox to Mozilla, Firefox or Konqueror.
Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org Writer to OpenOffice.org Writer, Microsoft Excel to OpenOffice.org Calc, Microsoft Powerpoint to OpenOffice.org Impress.
AOL Instant Messenger, GAIM or MSN Messenger to GAIM or Kopete.

For detailed information see the Supported Settings.

When I double click on the ProgressionDesktop.sh file after I load the Progresion Desktop CD into the Linux machine, nothing happens. What should I do?

If nothing happens, run the following command from a terminal:
/bin/sh /mnt/cdrom/Linux/ProgressionDesktop.sh.
(If /mnt/cdrom is not your CD drive, replace as appropriate.)