PST import no longer available after update to Oneiric

I'm running Linux Mint 12 final release which is based on Ubuntu 11.10 and I have the same problem using Evolution 3.2.1 (the last version available). I opened a bug to Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665292) and I received the below answer from Andre Klapper, that the distribution is responsible for not offering this functionality.
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"If the option to import Outlook personal folders (.pst files) is not available under
 File ▸ Import ▸ Import single file ▸ File type,
your distribution might have not enabled this functionality."
http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.2/import-apps-outlook.html.en
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The Ubuntu team should fix this bug by adding it to the standard evolution-plugins packet as soon as possible because there are a lot of users migrating from Windows to Ubuntu and they need this functionality. It will be useful maybe to update the Evolution packages to the latest stable 3.2.2.
Upon my opinion this functionality is a must and it should be always present as a standard option if Ubuntu want to gain more supporters migrating from Windows to Ubuntu, because Evolution is the best PIM on Linux competing to MS Outlook.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

This bug was fixed in the package evolution - 3.2.2-0ubuntu2

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evolution (3.2.2-0ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/rules: re-enable the PST plugin which appears to have been missing
    since the 3.0.0 merge despite the changelog message... (LP: #893420)
  * debian/control: add libpst-dev to Build-Depends (required for pst-import).
  * debian/patches/99git_remove_g_thread_init_09c88ab.patch: backport the
    removal of g_thread_init(); to allow building 3.2.2 on Precise.
 -- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <email address hidden> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:37:35 -0500

I'm planning to SRU this fix as well (see description changes I made before), just need to get this in order first, and uploaded to precise first, too :) SRU upload to come soon, will try to get this in the review queue tonight.

libpst needs to be promoted to main before evolution can be built to use it, which is required for the pst import plugin.

Hello Ross, or anyone else affected,

Accepted libpst into oneiric-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

libpst has now built everywhere, so I promoted it to main. This now paves the way for the evolution upload, so please go ahead.

Hello Ross, or anyone else affected,

Accepted evolution into oneiric-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Can anyone please give this some testing, so that it can progress to oneiric-updates? Thank you!

Sorry - I've been off the planet for the past couple of months. I'll
look at it in the coming week.

On 19 January 2012 16:47, Martin Pitt <email address hidden> wrote:
> Can anyone please give this some testing, so that it can progress to
> oneiric-updates? Thank you!
>
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>
> Title:
>  PST import no longer available after update to Oneiric
>
> Status in “evolution” package in Ubuntu:
>  Fix Released
> Status in “libpst” package in Ubuntu:
>  Fix Released
> Status in “evolution” source package in Oneiric:
>  Fix Committed
> Status in “libpst” source package in Oneiric:
>  Fix Committed
> Status in “evolution” source package in Precise:
>  Fix Released
> Status in “libpst” source package in Precise:
>  Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>  == SRU rationale ==
>  Low-risk, re-enable a missing feature from natty (regression).
>
>  == Test case ==
>  Select File -> Import... -> Single file; then choose a PST file; Continue. You should be able to import a PST file coming from Outlook.
>
>  --
>
>  The Evolution PST import plugin was available in Natty (11.04).  I
>  upgraded to Oneiric (11.10) and the PST import plugin has disappeared
>  from evolution.  The documentation for the evolution plugins package
>  says that PST import is one of the available plugins.  This may be a
>  regression of
>  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/670747
>
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Hi Martin,

That seems to work.

PST is now visible as an import format.

I have imported 3 PST files of ~2GB each and it looks like it worked.
Emails, contacts, and calendars appear to have been imported
correctly. I didn't have any tasks or notes in those PSTs. I wouldn't
call that an exhaustive test - but I presume the fix didn't involve
any (intentional) changes to the pstlib functionality,only whether it
was included in the build.

Thanks

Ross

On 15 December 2011 17:37, Martin Pitt <email address hidden> wrote:
> Hello Ross, or anyone else affected,
>
> Accepted libpst into oneiric-proposed, the package will build now and be
> available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
> enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!
>
> ** Changed in: libpst (Ubuntu Oneiric)
>       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
>
> ** Tags added: verification-needed
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893420
>
> Title:
>  PST import no longer available after update to Oneiric
>
> Status in “evolution” package in Ubuntu:
>  Fix Released
> Status in “libpst” package in Ubuntu:
>  Fix Released
> Status in “evolution” source package in Oneiric:
>  In Progress
> Status in “libpst” source package in Oneiric:
>  Fix Committed
> Status in “evolution” source package in Precise:
>  Fix Released
> Status in “libpst” source package in Precise:
>  Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>  == SRU rationale ==
>  Low-risk, re-enable a missing feature from natty (regression).
>
>  == Test case ==
>  Select File -> Import... -> Single file; then choose a PST file; Continue. You should be able to import a PST file coming from Outlook.
>
>  --
>
>  The Evolution PST import plugin was available in Natty (11.04).  I
>  upgraded to Oneiric (11.10) and the PST import plugin has disappeared
>  from evolution.  The documentation for the evolution plugins package
>  says that PST import is one of the available plugins.  This may be a
>  regression of
>  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/670747
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/893420/+subscriptions

This bug was fixed in the package libpst - 0.6.41-0ubuntu5.1

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libpst (0.6.41-0ubuntu5.1) oneiric-proposed; urgency=low

  * No-change rebuild on Oneiric for promotion to main. (LP: #893420)
 -- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <email address hidden> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:43:56 -0500

This bug was fixed in the package evolution - 3.2.2-0ubuntu0.1

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evolution (3.2.2-0ubuntu0.1) oneiric-proposed; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
    - Font changes ignored since 3.2 (LP: #829351)
  * debian/control: bump e-d-s Build-Depends to 3.2.2.
  * debian/rules: really re-enable the pst-import plugin, missing from a
    previous merge. (LP: #893420)
  * debian/control: add libpst-dev to Build-Depends, required by pst-import.
 -- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <email address hidden> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:35:51 -0500