Re: [Evolution] Upgrading Evolution.

[Panos Platon Tsapralis <my_suselinux yahoo gr>]

Guenther, thanks very much for the advice. The upgrade worked flawlessly
- as you had described - and I am now sending my first message from
Evolution, Rel.1.2.2.

Regards,

On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 12:08, guenther wrote:
> cheers();
>
> > I have installed Evolution, Ver.1.0.2, as part of my SUSE Linux 8.0
> > distribution. I would like to upgrade to the latest release (found in
> > Ximian's Web site). It says that I have to use the Red-Carpet tool.
> >
> > My question is: do I have to uninstall the SUSE-originated program
> > before installing the one I will download from Ximian (using
> > Red-Carpet)? If I do have to uninstall, will the new Ximian version take
> > over my existing mailbox directories structure (once installed)? If I do
> > not uninstall the SUSE version, will the new Ximian version overwrite
> > the SUSE one (which is actually what I want to accomplish) or will I end
> > up having two separate / parallel versions of Evolution installed in my
> > system?
>
> To upgrade Evolution, just get Red Carpet from
>  http://ximian.com/products/redcarpet/download.html
>
> and follow the instructions to install.
>
> Make sure, you have closed all running Evo and run 'killev' as user.
>
> As root start 'red-carpet', subscribe to the Evolution channel and get
> all packets offered there.
>
>
> Evo gets updated automatically (the old packages get erased), and you
> end up with just one version (1.2.2).
>
> Starting Evo 1.2.2 the first time will recognize your current
> configuration. Though you should check all options under
>  Tools / Settings
>
>
> As you liked Evo 1.0.2, you will love Evo 1.2.2. :) Have fun...
>
> ...guenther
-- 
Panos Platon Tsapralis,
SAP-R/3 specialist, ABAP/4 developer,
Registered Linux User #305894,
Athens, GREECE,
e-mail: my_suselinux yahoo gr, panosplaton hotmail com

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