Re: [Evolution] All folders have disappeared

[Ralf Mardorf <silver bullet zoho com>]

On Mon, 2016-06-13 at 09:12 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-06-13 at 14:51 +0200, Mercure wrote:
> > > Are you sure there is no small triangle or plus sign (depends on
> > > thtetheme you're using) in front of "On This Computer" to click in
> > > order to expand the accidentially collapsed folder view?
> > The click on the small triangle was unoperating for days. I tried
> > again after your answer and it works ! But 2 days ago I have updated
> > Debian with the available updates. I did not notice any update
> > related to Evolution. It remains a mystery !
>
> Just a tip in general - do not update a system while logged in as a
> user doing stuff with applications open.  That can result in
> wierdness.

Hi,

that's not untrue, but anyway not a good advice.
It seldom does cause issues, even not on a rolling release model distro,
let alone for the release model approach of the OP's distro.
Assumed something should be fishy, closing and opening an app, after an
upgrade with a running user session likely would fix issues. Assumed
switching to the new version anyway is wanted already after the upgrade,
it doesn't harm to close the app before upgrading, but it's not
necessarily required to do this. Assumed after closing and opening fishy
apps, there still should be issues, logging out and in, IOW restarting
the user session most likely solves the issues. If even this shouldn't
solve it, then a reboot does. However, usually no such steps are
required, usually everything should keep on working without issues.
That logging out and in could be required more likely should be expected
for a rolling release, not for Debian Jessie. Keep in mind that package
management often is done by graphical front ends. They are aimed to be
used by a user, while running a user session. Actually a reboot never
should be required, with a few exceptions, usually restarting some
software should solve issues, this also means, that there usually is no
need to stop a user session or even just to close all apps, before
upgrading. That weirdness could happen, if an install is upgraded by
running a user session is very, very unlikely, barely possible.

Regards,
Ralf