Re: Gnome 2 with Ximian Red Carpet

[John Fleck <jfleck inkstain net>]

On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 09:32:49AM -0600, Kevin Breit wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 	With the beta out, a lot of people will be using the new Gnome 2 setup
> for documentation work.  What is quite possibly the easiest way to
> install (trust me, I've tried them all) is by using Ximian's Red Carpet.
> 	There is a channel called "Gnome 2 Snapshots".  Click there and install
> what you feel you need.  It'll install some packages ***over*** your
> current packages.  That is the biggest warning.  For example, I am using
> only Nautilus2.  I don't have a Nautilus 1 setup anymore.  However, the
> Control Center and other such applications install in parallel.

Kevin - Thanks, this is helpful.

Is there any way to use it to only install the libraries, and then to
install the end-user apps on your own in a sandbox, allowing you to
retain your old GNOME 1 setup?

Cheers,

John