On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:40 PM, barbara <barbara.xxx1...@libero.it> wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:27 PM, barbara <barbara.xxx1...@libero.it> > wrote: > > > > > > Hello FreeBSD Gnome users, > > > > > > > > I have been a KDE user because gnome installation/upgrade presents > such a > > > > pain to me most of the time. Today I decided to upgrade gnome from > 2.24 > > > --> > > > > 2.26 but decided to visit the gnome pages first to see what is said. > This > > > is > > > > after looking at /usr/ports/UPDATING and not seeing much to do with > this > > > > particular upgrade. > > > > > > > > Now, there are two pages, and both of them seem "upto date", but they > > > have > > > > conflicting information: > > > > > > > > 1.http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq212.html#q2 - says that > *NOTE: Do > > > notrun > > > > portupgrade(1) to upgrade to GNOME 2.26!** > > > > *and goes on to say one should use the gnome-upgrade.sh script, > which > > > > seems to NOT exist in the links. > > > > 2. http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq226.html#q2 - says you > should > > > use > > > > the following steps: > > > > (a) pkgdb -Ff > > > > (Remove gnome-volume-manager.) > > > > (b) portupgrade -aOW > > > > (c) portupgrade -f gnome-media gnome-settings-daemon > > > > gnome-control-center > > > > > > > > So I am just wondering which one is the correct version, since both > are > > > > talking about the upgrade to 2.26. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1.http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq212.html#q2 > > > > 2. http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq226.html#q2 > > > > > > Can you see the number between "faq" and ".html"? ;) > > > > > > Barbara, > > > > Does that number, whether I see it or not, matter at all? > > Both cases are talking about *upgrade to 2.26*, unless I also got blind > to > > the issue that mattered to me. > > > > > > Ok, sorry, you're right! I should have take a look at the pages, shame on > me. > I don't know why in the first one is reported 2.26 as in fact it seems the > procedure to upgrade to 2.12. Maybe some parts are dynamically (but wrongly) > generated. I thought so too. > > Anyway the correct procedure is described in the 2nd link. > Sorry again and good luck for the upgrade! Thanks. It's what I am using, since the upgrade script seems to have been obsoleted. > > > Cheers > Barbara > > P.S. > Where did you find the 1st link? G00gle - FreeBSD gnome upgrade :-) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"