On Fri, 2017-12-29 at 12:25 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2017-12-29 at 10:02 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Fri, 2017-12-29 at 06:39 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 17:53:03 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > Uninstalled it, reinstalled it. > > > > > > > > Virtually always a waste of time. Linux isn't Windows. > > > > > > Not necessarily. For example take Ubuntu's apt. > > > > > > "Removing a package removes all packaged data, but leaves usually > > > small (modified) user configuration files behind, in case the > > > remove was an accident. Just issuing an installation request > > > for the accidentally removed package will restore its function as > > > before in that case. On the other hand you can get rid of > > > these leftovers by calling purge even on already removed packages. Note > > > that this does not affect any data or configuration stored > > > in your home directory." - > > > http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/zesty/man8/apt.8.html > > > > > > If an Ubuntu user should mess up a config in e.g. /etc, then > > > uninstalling a package using "purge" and after that installing it again > > > very well could solve an issue. > > > > How is this relevant to Evolution? > > It's relevant for this thread, since you spread misinformation about > Linux. Next time users reading this don't try to solve an issue, that > actually could be solved by purging and after that installing a package.
I wasn't aware I was 'spreading misinformation about Linux'. Apparently Ubuntu has this feature called 'purge' which I've never heard of. Maybe it comes from Debian, which I don't use. In any case a special 'purge' option is not a standard feature of Linux. In the case of rpm-based distros, including Fedora which I use, this the default behaviour. I also see from your quote that '... this does not affect any data or configuration stored in your home directory'. My recommendation to the OP was to try a new configuration in a separate Linux account, which *will* effectively eliminate the effects of any per-user configuration. Since Evolution only stores config information in the user account, using 'purge' is indeed a waste of time in the case of Evolution. And I note that my actual statement was 'virtually always a waste of time', which I maintain is the exact truth. The number of times this is going to correct a problem, either by explicitly deleting config files or by using something like 'purge' is a in my experience a tiny minority of cases. In other words the problem is almost always somewhere else. > You could have written that purging Evolution and then installing it > again, doesn't make much sense, but instead you claimed: "Virtually > always a waste of time. Linux isn't Windows." How is Windows relevant in > the context of this thread? Because reinstalling software is a standard recommendation when a Windows user has a problem. It is definitely not a standard recommendation in Linux. poc _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
