How to transfer my pictures to my new iMac (and keep edits)?...

I just got a new iMac, and want to transfer all the photos from my old iMac. (I do not want to use Migration Assistant).
I have Aperture 2 (not the most recent version). Of course, I could export all of my photos and copy them over like any other files. But that wouldn't keep all of the edits I've made to many of the photos in Aperture.
What is the proper way to transfer everything over so that I have all of it, along with the current edits I see when I look at the photos in Aperture on my old iMac? If you can help, please be very specific as I'm no expert when it comes to Aperture.
Thanks!

If you have a Managed Library:
Copy the Aperture Library from the Pictures Folder on the old Mac to the same location on the New Mac. Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch Aperture. Select your Library as the one to open. Done.
Somewhat more complicated if you have a Referenced Library, do you?
Regards
TD

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