Re: [Evolution] Evolution problem (failed dependencies - upgrade)

[Stephen Liu <satimis icare com hk>]

Hi all,

RH 8.0
evolution-1.4.0-1.i386.rpm
======

When test-install "evolution-1.4.0-1.i386.rpm" an error popup

# rpm -Uvh --test /home/satimis/Download/evolution-1.4.0-1.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
        gnome-pilot >= 2.0.6 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        gnome-spell >= 1.0.2 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libcrypto.so.4 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libgal-2.0.so.3 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libgnomeprint-2-2.so.0 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libgnomeprintui-2-2.so.0 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libgpilotd.so.2 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libgpilotdcm.so.2 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libgpilotdconduit.so.2 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libgtkhtml-3.0.so.2 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libgtkhtml-a11y-3.0.so.2 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2) is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libsoup >= 1.99.23 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libsoup-2.0.so.0 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1
        libssl.so.4 is needed by evolution-1.4.0-1

Kindly advise what packages I need to upgrade/install.  

Thanks in advance.

B.Regards
Stephen


On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 23:28, Mark Gordon wrote:
> Reimporting would probably be cleaner, if less convenient.
>
> -Mark Gordon
>
> On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 11:32, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > Thanks for your advice.
> >
> > What I expect to retain are old mail boxes used by "satimis" (USER).  I
> > found all of them in following folder;
> >
> > /home/satimis/evolution/local/
> >
> > ...
> > ...
> > inbox
> > Outbox
> > retained (created for retaining useful emails)
> > Sent
> > ...
> > etc
> >
> > Could I copy all of them and paste them back after upgrade in case of
> > problem.  I did the same trick on Win Eudora by coping the incoming mail
> > box, outgoing mail box, etc.
> >
> > B.Regards
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 22:43, Mark Gordon wrote:
> > > Only files in package management will be overwritten on upgrade
> > > (ignoring postinstall scripts, but they're not relevant in the current
> > > context).  Files kept in ~, including your mail, shouldn't be affected
> > > by package upgrades.
> > >
> > > New versions of software can and will modify some files in ~, typically
> > > because a configuration file format changed, or because a new
> > > configuration option has been added.
> > >
> > > If you want to be very cautious, you can close Evolution, run "killev",
> > > back up ~/evolution, perform the upgrade, and run Evolution.  If there
> > > are problems, one way out is to revert and restore ~/evolution.  Another
> > > option is to use IMAP.
> > >
> > > -Mark Gordon
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 10:35, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > > > Hi Paul,
> > > >
> > > > RH 8.0
> > > > ======
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your response.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 16:41, Paul Hands wrote:
> > > > > Did you try "killev" or "oaf-slay" before rebooting?  That usually sorts
> > > > > out most things.
> > > >
> > > > No.  I will try next time when problem reoccurs
> > > >
> > > > > BTW, 1.08 is very old - the latest versions are much better.
> > > >
> > > > I have "evolution-1.4.0-1.i386.rpm" downloaded but hesitate to upgrade. 
> > > > Because I am worrying during upgrade the old email boxes will be
> > > > overwritten.  Is there a way to retain all old email boxes during
> > > > upgrade?
> > > >
> > > > B.Regards
> > > > Stephen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 09:33, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi all folks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ximian Evolution 1.0.8
> > > > > > ======================
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Occasionally when start "Evolution" popup following warning;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > Cannot initialize the Ximian Evolution shell: Configuration Database not
> > > > > > found
> > > > > > <<<<
> > > > > >
> > > > > > compelling me to reboot PC (relogin could not solve this problem)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This happens after exiting "Evolution" and restart it later.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kindly advise how to solve this problem avoiding reboot
> > > > > >
> > > > > > TIA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > B.R.
> > > > > > Stephen Liu