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[Gramps-users] Gramps 6.1.0-beta1 released

[Nick H. <ni...@gr...>]

Version 6.1.0-beta1, an experimental pre-release.

Make sure to backup before you upgrade:

https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_make_a_backup

The key word is experimental!

It might be unwise to "upgrade" your main/real Gramps family tree into 
6.1.0-beta1. In general, we recommend you make a copy of your family 
tree instead (typically by doing a "gramps XML" export), then try 
6.1.0-beta1 on the copy. (You can keep things really separate by using 
the GRAMPSHOME environmental variable, if you want.)

The primary purpose of this release is to verify that our 
Gramps-FamilySearch Integration meets compatibility requirements. 
Authentication keys will only issued to the public after we pass 
compliance checks.

Anyone can test all other functionality.

We are interested in your feedback, especially if you discover any bugs 
or problems which we haven't noticed.

2026-04-21
Version 6.1.0-beta1
* Update translations: da, es, fr, hr, nl, pl, pt_PT, sk, sv, zh_CN.
* Improve Windows AIO `README.md`.
* Skip bsddb tests on Windows.
* Run unit test suite in AIO pipeline.
* Call `self.close()` for ":memory:" DBs to avoid warnings.
* Close database in `tearDownClass` method.
* Avoid hard-coded paths and close the db at the end of the test.
* Refactor media path tests to ensure environment restoration and 
database closure.
* Skip tests which are locale dependent when the correct locale is not 
selected.
* When running unittests make the environment invariant of the current 
users configuration.
* Fix some translated strings.
* Remove mingw64 entry from gitignore.
* Fix local Windows AIO build.
* Migrate Windows AIO to MSYS2 UCRT64 environment. Fixes #14149.
* Replace hexlify with `getSortKey()` bytes, drop binascii import. Bug 
#10077.
* Add config to allow ignore XML media flag.
* Implement FamilySearch-Gramps Integration.
* Pass an object rather than a handle to the note editor callback. Fixes 
#13702, #13884.
* Add a HasNoteTag filter rule.
* Add HasNoteType filters for Media and Repository objects.
* Add a "References" tab to the family editor dialog. Fixes #13673.
* Avoid opening a Citation when dragging or selecting an existing one.
* Improve birth/death estimation.
* Update the `INSTALL` file.
* Add `tearDownClass` method to cleaup after unit test.
* Fix ProbablyAlive ignoring fallback when birth event has no year.
* Add non-sharable notes to media. Fixes #13922.
* Add a favorites sidebar and all persistent sidebar.
* Narrative web: Add an option to allow internet indexing.
* Allow invalid dates in the relationship graph. Fixes #13672.
* Calendar enhancements. Fixes #13754.
* Add an Address option to the Individual Complete Report. Implements 
#14170.
* Remove duplicated name formats.
* Small one-line fixes mainly to comments and log messages.
* Change the default gramps IDs to %05d.
* Tidy up the add_row method in the PlaceDetails gramplet.
* Move embedded URLs out of translated strings.
* Add `AGENTS.md` with contributor and agent guidelines.
* Update minimum python version. Python 3.9 reached EOL in October 2025.
* Remove out of date comments.
* Maintain compatibility with the directories used by Gramps 6.0.
* Fix home directory location on Windows.
* When writing a gramps XML file use the NS URI not the homepage URL.
* Update http://developers.gramps-project.org.
* Use https instead of http.
* Fix spelling mistake in comment.
* Fix code formatting.
* Convert Windows AIO to use the new build process.
* Provide a fallback for locale module without gettext support.
* Decouple the core library code from GObject introspection.
* Fix license issues in the `pyproject.toml` file.
* Fix test path.
* Dev version correctly reports the SHA of the local HEAD commit.
* Rename apply to `apply_to_one` to reflect global change in v6.0.
* Code improvements.
* Unrelated formatting fixes.
* Fix test directory location in unit tests.
* Convert to using a `pyproject.toml` based build system.
* Add a configuration option for the length of note previews.
* Add mypy configuration.
* Add `py.typed` to indicate the code base is (becoming) typed.

You can obtain Gramps 6.1.0-beta1 from the GitHub release page:

https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/releases/tag/v6.1.0-beta1

Re: [Gramps-users] how to make corrections ...

[Dave S. <dav...@gm...>]

There is the Addon:Types Cleanup Tool - Gramps
<https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Addon:Types_Cleanup_Tool> that
will scour the entire database and present you the types you have created
by category. The tool allows you to replace "village" with the Gramps
option "Village" and rename "TWP" with "Township". You might find other
typos.

HTH, Dave



On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM anne-ology <lag...@gm...> wrote:

>        ... in the 'place type';
>
>        I've been away from posting into this great program for a while, but
> now I'm determined to place all my data into the program.
>
>        There's 1 thing which really bothers me, & I cannot figure out how
> to correct; I've searched on-line, including the various tutorials -
> doesn't seem to be any new ones though - to describe this problem.
>           somehow, I have 'village' twice, ditto with twp - & I would like
> to change that to spell it out, ... ... ... is it possible to merge these
> duplicates?, to re-name them?, & place all in alphabetical order?
>
>        Hoping y'all are doing well, & still include the best of the best
> genealogically,
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[Gramps-users] how to make corrections ...

[anne-ology <lag...@gm...>]

       ... in the 'place type';

       I've been away from posting into this great program for a while, but
now I'm determined to place all my data into the program.

       There's 1 thing which really bothers me, & I cannot figure out how
to correct; I've searched on-line, including the various tutorials -
doesn't seem to be any new ones though - to describe this problem.
          somehow, I have 'village' twice, ditto with twp - & I would like
to change that to spell it out, ... ... ... is it possible to merge these
duplicates?, to re-name them?, & place all in alphabetical order?

       Hoping y'all are doing well, & still include the best of the best
genealogically,
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[Gramps-users] Gramps 6.0.8 released

[Nick H. <ni...@gr...>]

Version 6.0.8 - a new maintenance release, has been released 2026-04-09.

Make sure to backup before you upgrade.

See:
https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_make_a_backup

Changes since v6.0.7:

* Update translations: cs, de_AT, en_GB, fa, fi, fr, ga, he, hr, it, mn, 
nl, pl, pt_PT, ru, sk, sr, sv, zh_CN.
* Fix xgettext format string warning.
* Fix AttributeError when PersistentTreeView is GtkBuilder-created. 
Fixes #14159.
* Update DTD and RNG schemas.
* Fix Notpatronymic and Rawsurnames format code entry. Fixes #14146.
* Avoid duplicate calls to update() in Person view.
* Remove redundant methods on PersonNotes class.
* Fix signals in notes gramplet. Fixes #14148, #13866.
* Fix ImageThumb savev() passing strings instead of lists.
* Fix Serbian date modifiers.
* Fix incorrect person gender schema max.
* Update copyright year in Windows AIO.
* Various fixes to the Windows AIO build.
* Update GitHub upload-artifact action version to v6.
* Add PyInstaller-based Windows AIO workflow.

See the changelog for more details.
https://gramps-project.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=131

You can obtain Gramps v6.0.8 from the GitHub release page.
https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/releases/tag/v6.0.8

[Gramps-users] GEDCOM export don't include linked persons of an event

[Willy F. <frw...@ho...>]

I created an "baptism" event and additionally linked a person with role baptist and another person with role godparent to that event.
Exported to GEDCOM neither the baptist nor the godparent appears in the exported data. Checked the .ged file
All three persons are shown in the Gramps event as references.
What did I do wrong?
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[Gramps-users] Gramps 6.0.7 released

[Nick H. <ni...@gr...>]

Version 6.0.7 - a new maintenance release, has been released 2026-03-15.

Make sure to backup before you upgrade.

See:
https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_make_a_backup

Changes since v6.0.6:

* Update translations: ba, bg, cs, da, de, de_AT, el, en_GB, fa, fi, fr, 
ga, he, hr, hu, it, ka, ko, lt, mk, nl, pt_BR, ru, sk, sl, sv, ta, tr, 
uk, zh_CN.
* Add Bashkir translation.
* Fix Irish plural forms.
* Update copyright dates.
* Add bulk change revs to ignore list for blame.
* I18n improvements of surname origin attributes
* Use the OCCU tag for Occupation events in the Gedcom export. Fixes #14109.
* Clean input data tool gives invalid lat/lon when not set. Fixes #14077.
* Fix invalid date when no date in data verify tool. Fixes #14081.
* Fix LT and LV language associations in Gedcom export.
* Update GitHub checkout action version to v6.
* Handle Stillbirth event correctly in Gedcom import. Fixes #14067.
* Handle Arabic comma when creating missing note. Fixes #13692.
* Remove some false positives from the data verify tool. Fixes #14060.
* Extend the CheckIntegrity tool to coalesce duplicate event role names.
* Don't ignore calendar, modifier and quality in diff_dates.
* Catch IndexError in importxml.
* Reformat code using the latest stable version of black.
* Fix mypy errors.
* Fix code formatting.
* Mac:
   * Bump mac versions & copyright dates.  Preparing for 6.0.7 release.
   * Package Gramps 6.0.6 on macOS.
   * Allow Gramps to load external shared libraries for plugins.


See the changelog for more details.
https://gramps-project.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=130

You can obtain Gramps v6.0.7 from the GitHub release page.
https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/releases/tag/v6.0.7

[Gramps-users] Chat With Tree addon

[Harvey N. <ha...@ni...>]

I wanted to try to install Chat With Tree but Chat With Tree is not
getting installed although the required litellm module is installed.
What can I try to get it working? Or is it not possible with this
configuration from OpenSUSE Tumbleweed?

Gramps version: 6.0.5 
Python version: 3.12.11 
BSDDB version: not found 
sqlite version: 3.46.1 
orjson version: 3.10.15
LANG: en_GB.UTF-8
OS: Linux
Distribution: 6.19.5-1-default

GTK version    : 3.24.50
gobject version: 3.52.3
cairo version  : (1, 28, 0)

Cheers
Harvey

Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[<Emy...@ya...>]

 The other method is a bit easier. 
With Gramps NOT running, use the right-click context menu to choose Gramps to open the .gpkg file.  This will launch Gramps, cause to create a new empty database Tree and rename it in the pattern of the .gpkg file then begin the import.
In the previous version that you were running, the working file was using BSDDB database engine by default. The 6.0.6 working files are SQLite database engine. (Which is more compatible with external tools.) 
To clarify, the .gramps and .gpkg files are compressed XML for file exchange only, not live data editing.  Gramps has not used them for working files since Gramps 2.0 switched to BSDDB after XML proved to be too laggy.
    On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 11:16:11 AM CST, Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> wrote:  
 
 Aha, found the instructions.

- In the latest Gramps, create an empty database
- NOW you can import the old database.

Simple when you know how!
Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> 
Sent: 06 February 2026 17:00
To: Paul Smith <pau...@ho...>; Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: RE: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Well so far I've tried downloading the 5.15 and 3.4.9 versions but they don't "see" my database either.  Might have to try and see if I can make my old version run (I have the old drives from my dead PC) and see if it will export to a format that the new(er) versions can read.

Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith <pau...@ho...>
Sent: 06 February 2026 16:34
To: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

OK, gave it a try but my databases are VERY old and are *.gpkg files.  Gramps AIO64-6.0.6--1 is failing to recognise them.

I'm going to do a little digging but it someone already knows how to convert/import 😉.

Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith
Sent: 03 February 2026 16:23
To: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: RE: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Not had a chance to try yet.  Hopefully this weekend.

Paul DS.

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>
Sent: 03 February 2026 14:15
To: gra...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Did it go smoothly?

I have been unable to upgrade gramps to Vn 6.0.6-1 due to dependency problems.
I might try it on the Zorin PC.

Peter M.




On 02/02/2026 12:54, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> You can install the latest version of Gramps and then import the 
> backup from the old PC. Unless the old version was a very old version 
> you should (famous last words) have no problem.
> 
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> My old PC died and I’ve got back-ups of my Gramps “database” but I 
>> want to install the Gramps app on my new PC.  Are there any upgrade 
>> issues [1] I should be aware of or will the latest Gramps app read 
>> and handle my old “database” without me needing to do anything?
>>
>> [1] I’ve use software in the past where you cannot go directly from
>> (say) version 7 directly to version 10 but have to install 8 and 
>> “upgrade” and then 9 and “upgrade” and then finally 10 and “upgrade”
>> 😉
>>
>> Thanks,
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Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Paul S. <pau...@ho...>]

Aha, found the instructions.

- In the latest Gramps, create an empty database
- NOW you can import the old database.

Simple when you know how!
Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> 
Sent: 06 February 2026 17:00
To: Paul Smith <pau...@ho...>; Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: RE: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Well so far I've tried downloading the 5.15 and 3.4.9 versions but they don't "see" my database either.  Might have to try and see if I can make my old version run (I have the old drives from my dead PC) and see if it will export to a format that the new(er) versions can read.

Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith <pau...@ho...>
Sent: 06 February 2026 16:34
To: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

OK, gave it a try but my databases are VERY old and are *.gpkg files.  Gramps AIO64-6.0.6--1 is failing to recognise them.

I'm going to do a little digging but it someone already knows how to convert/import 😉.

Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith
Sent: 03 February 2026 16:23
To: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: RE: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Not had a chance to try yet.  Hopefully this weekend.

Paul DS.

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>
Sent: 03 February 2026 14:15
To: gra...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Did it go smoothly?

I have been unable to upgrade gramps to Vn 6.0.6-1 due to dependency problems.
I might try it on the Zorin PC.

Peter M.




On 02/02/2026 12:54, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> You can install the latest version of Gramps and then import the 
> backup from the old PC. Unless the old version was a very old version 
> you should (famous last words) have no problem.
> 
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> My old PC died and I’ve got back-ups of my Gramps “database” but I 
>> want to install the Gramps app on my new PC.  Are there any upgrade 
>> issues [1] I should be aware of or will the latest Gramps app read 
>> and handle my old “database” without me needing to do anything?
>>
>> [1] I’ve use software in the past where you cannot go directly from
>> (say) version 7 directly to version 10 but have to install 8 and 
>> “upgrade” and then 9 and “upgrade” and then finally 10 and “upgrade”
>> 😉
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul DS.
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Re: [Gramps-users] Gramps and Chromebook

[George W. <geo...@gm...>]

I use Gramps on a Chromebook, and also on a old 10-year-old Mac Mini which
I converted to ChromeOS Flex. Be aware of this issue
<https://gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=11058> with dragging and
dropping. Besides Flatpak or Snap, you can also use the Debian package here
<https://github.com/jmichault/gramps/releases>, or download and build from
source.

On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM Gershon S. Lehrer <ger...@gm...>
wrote:

> Hello Jim,
>
> I had the same issue, but Gramps does work on my Chromebook.
>
> You’ll need to install it using either Flatpak or Snap. See the following
> links:
> https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Download
> https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.gramps_project.Gramps
> https://snapcraft.io/gramps
>
> Cheers,
> Gershon Lehrer
> Antwerp, Belgium
>
> Op vr 6 feb 2026 om 11:05 schreef James Ernest Arthur Warren <
> jam...@gm...>:
>
> > I have finally decided to remove myself from the Microsoft/Windows world.
> >
> > I am migrating to Chromebook/Google ChromeOS/Penguin Linux environment.
> > As a Linux novice i am having fun most of the time!
> > 'sudo apt install gramps' installs the app at Release 5.1.5
> > I am struggling to install the newer release levels.
> >
> > Assistance please for this old dummy :-)
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Paul S. <pau...@ho...>]

Well so far I've tried downloading the 5.15 and 3.4.9 versions but they don't "see" my database either.  Might have to try and see if I can make my old version run (I have the old drives from my dead PC) and see if it will export to a format that the new(er) versions can read.

Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> 
Sent: 06 February 2026 16:34
To: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

OK, gave it a try but my databases are VERY old and are *.gpkg files.  Gramps AIO64-6.0.6--1 is failing to recognise them.

I'm going to do a little digging but it someone already knows how to convert/import 😉.

Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith
Sent: 03 February 2026 16:23
To: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: RE: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Not had a chance to try yet.  Hopefully this weekend.

Paul DS.

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>
Sent: 03 February 2026 14:15
To: gra...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Did it go smoothly?

I have been unable to upgrade gramps to Vn 6.0.6-1 due to dependency problems.
I might try it on the Zorin PC.

Peter M.




On 02/02/2026 12:54, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> You can install the latest version of Gramps and then import the 
> backup from the old PC. Unless the old version was a very old version 
> you should (famous last words) have no problem.
> 
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> My old PC died and I’ve got back-ups of my Gramps “database” but I 
>> want to install the Gramps app on my new PC.  Are there any upgrade 
>> issues [1] I should be aware of or will the latest Gramps app read 
>> and handle my old “database” without me needing to do anything?
>>
>> [1] I’ve use software in the past where you cannot go directly from
>> (say) version 7 directly to version 10 but have to install 8 and 
>> “upgrade” and then 9 and “upgrade” and then finally 10 and “upgrade”
>> 😉
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul DS.
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Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Paul S. <pau...@ho...>]

OK, gave it a try but my databases are VERY old and are *.gpkg files.  Gramps AIO64-6.0.6--1 is failing to recognise them.

I'm going to do a little digging but it someone already knows how to convert/import 😉.

Paul DS.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith 
Sent: 03 February 2026 16:23
To: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>; gra...@li...
Subject: RE: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Not had a chance to try yet.  Hopefully this weekend.

Paul DS.

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...>
Sent: 03 February 2026 14:15
To: gra...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Did it go smoothly?

I have been unable to upgrade gramps to Vn 6.0.6-1 due to dependency problems.
I might try it on the Zorin PC.

Peter M.




On 02/02/2026 12:54, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> You can install the latest version of Gramps and then import the 
> backup from the old PC. Unless the old version was a very old version 
> you should (famous last words) have no problem.
> 
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> My old PC died and I’ve got back-ups of my Gramps “database” but I 
>> want to install the Gramps app on my new PC.  Are there any upgrade 
>> issues [1] I should be aware of or will the latest Gramps app read 
>> and handle my old “database” without me needing to do anything?
>>
>> [1] I’ve use software in the past where you cannot go directly from
>> (say) version 7 directly to version 10 but have to install 8 and 
>> “upgrade” and then 9 and “upgrade” and then finally 10 and “upgrade”
>> 😉
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul DS.
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Re: [Gramps-users] Gramps and Chromebook

[Gershon S. L. <ger...@gm...>]

Hello Jim,

I had the same issue, but Gramps does work on my Chromebook.

You’ll need to install it using either Flatpak or Snap. See the following
links:
https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Download
https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.gramps_project.Gramps
https://snapcraft.io/gramps

Cheers,
Gershon Lehrer
Antwerp, Belgium

Op vr 6 feb 2026 om 11:05 schreef James Ernest Arthur Warren <
jam...@gm...>:

> I have finally decided to remove myself from the Microsoft/Windows world.
>
> I am migrating to Chromebook/Google ChromeOS/Penguin Linux environment.
> As a Linux novice i am having fun most of the time!
> 'sudo apt install gramps' installs the app at Release 5.1.5
> I am struggling to install the newer release levels.
>
> Assistance please for this old dummy :-)
>
> Cheers
> Jim
>
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[Gramps-users] Gramps and Chromebook

[James E. A. W. <jam...@gm...>]

I have finally decided to remove myself from the Microsoft/Windows world.

I am migrating to Chromebook/Google ChromeOS/Penguin Linux environment.
As a Linux novice i am having fun most of the time!
'sudo apt install gramps' installs the app at Release 5.1.5
I am struggling to install the newer release levels.

Assistance please for this old dummy :-)

Cheers
Jim

Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Fred <fre...@gm...>]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 16:32:22 +0100
Arne Hanssen via Gramps-users <gra...@li...>
wrote:

> Indeed.  Please don't discourage people from using the mailing list.
> I follow it, even if I seldom make comments.  Web forums are PITA
> compared to mailings lists in my opinion.
> 
> Arne

Plus one!

Fred

Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Paul S. <pau...@ho...>]

Not had a chance to try yet.  Hopefully this weekend.

Paul DS.

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From: Peter Merchant <pet...@ho...> 
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Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

Did it go smoothly?

I have been unable to upgrade gramps to Vn 6.0.6-1 due to dependency problems.
I might try it on the Zorin PC.

Peter M.




On 02/02/2026 12:54, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> You can install the latest version of Gramps and then import the 
> backup from the old PC. Unless the old version was a very old version 
> you should (famous last words) have no problem.
> 
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> My old PC died and I’ve got back-ups of my Gramps “database” but I 
>> want to install the Gramps app on my new PC.  Are there any upgrade 
>> issues [1] I should be aware of or will the latest Gramps app read 
>> and handle my old “database” without me needing to do anything?
>>
>> [1] I’ve use software in the past where you cannot go directly from 
>> (say) version 7 directly to version 10 but have to install 8 and 
>> “upgrade” and then 9 and “upgrade” and then finally 10 and “upgrade” 
>> 😉
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul DS.
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Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Peter F. <pe...@si...>]

On 03/02/2026 14:12, Peter Merchant wrote:
> OK, so I get a summary mail of the Discourse stuff, but is it every 
> stream since the previous summary, or just the 'top x' posts?
A classical digest would be monthly (or, at user option, weekly for 
high-volume) and contain the first post in each new topic that month. 
Each one would have a link to the topic in the forum.

Peter

Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Peter M. <pet...@ho...>]

Did it go smoothly?

I have been unable to upgrade gramps to Vn 6.0.6-1 due to dependency problems.
I might try it on the Zorin PC.

Peter M.




On 02/02/2026 12:54, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> You can install the latest version of Gramps and then import the backup
> from the old PC. Unless the old version was a very old version you should
> (famous last words) have no problem.
> 
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM Paul Smith <pau...@ho...> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> My old PC died and I’ve got back-ups of my Gramps “database” but I want to
>> install the Gramps app on my new PC.  Are there any upgrade issues [1] I
>> should be aware of or will the latest Gramps app read and handle my old
>> “database” without me needing to do anything?
>>
>> [1] I’ve use software in the past where you cannot go directly from (say)
>> version 7 directly to version 10 but have to install 8 and “upgrade” and
>> then 9 and “upgrade” and then finally 10 and “upgrade” 😉
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul DS.
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Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Peter M. <pet...@ho...>]

That's not surprising when you have many people no longer using the mailing list, but going over to Discourse.

I am also in the Mailing list camp. Thunderbird has a pretty good search facility.

OK, so I get a summary mail of the Discourse stuff, but is it every stream since the previous summary, or just the 'top x' posts?

Peter M.

On 02/02/2026 17:13, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> I recognize that the mailing lists are still important and there are users
> that will only use them. I was pointing out a reality. This is the first
> thread on the list since 2 posts last November and 135 posts all of last
> year. The list used to have 200-400 posts each month.
> 

Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Peter F. <pe...@si...>]

On 02/02/2026 14:45, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> There was this recent post about search issues
> 
> https://gramps.discourse.group/t/discourses-search-is-ignoring- 
> limits/9075 <https://gramps.discourse.group/t/discourses-search-is- 
> ignoring-limits/9075>

I still find it odd that all forums I am on, willing and unwilling, have 
a broken search.

Peter

Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Dave S. <dav...@gm...>]

The URL links show in the mailing list archive.

https://sourceforge.net/p/gramps/mailman/gramps-users

That's https:// sourceforge.net /p /gramps /mailman /gramps-users

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[Dave S. <dav...@gm...>]

I recognize that the mailing lists are still important and there are users
that will only use them. I was pointing out a reality. This is the first
thread on the list since 2 posts last November and 135 posts all of last
year. The list used to have 200-400 posts each month.

On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 11:26 AM Arne Hanssen via Gramps-users <
gra...@li...> wrote:

> Indeed.  Please don't discourage people from using the mailing list.  I
> follow it, even if I seldom make comments.  Web forums are PITA compared
> to mailings lists in my opinion.
>
> Arne
>
> Den 02.02.2026 15:07, skreiv Peter Flynn:
> > On 02/02/2026 12:58, Dave Scheipers wrote:
> >> FYI Most of the Gramps support has migrated  to a Discourse forum.
> >> The mailing list sees very little traffic now.
> > Such a pity. If you search the forum for this subject (Upgrading (?)
> > gramps and old database?) it fails to find these messages. Even
> > putting it in quotes fails. I have no idea why forum devs think it's
> > such a clever idea to return search results that do not match the
> > query string.
> >
> > Peter
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Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Bret B. <br...@bu...>]

On 2/2/26 23:32, Arne Hanssen via Gramps-users wrote:
> Indeed.  Please don't discourage people from using the mailing list.  I 
> follow it, even if I seldom make comments.  Web forums are PITA compared 
> to mailings lists in my opinion.
> 
> Arne
> 

I Agree.

I tend to avoid  web fora for the plague that they are.

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Re: [Gramps-users] Upgrading (?) gramps and old database?

[Arne H. <ni...@ki...>]

Indeed.  Please don't discourage people from using the mailing list.  I 
follow it, even if I seldom make comments.  Web forums are PITA compared 
to mailings lists in my opinion.

Arne

Den 02.02.2026 15:07, skreiv Peter Flynn:
> On 02/02/2026 12:58, Dave Scheipers wrote:
>> FYI Most of the Gramps support has migrated  to a Discourse forum.
>> The mailing list sees very little traffic now.
> Such a pity. If you search the forum for this subject (Upgrading (?) 
> gramps and old database?) it fails to find these messages. Even 
> putting it in quotes fails. I have no idea why forum devs think it's 
> such a clever idea to return search results that do not match the 
> query string.
>
> Peter