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: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ��������� �� ������ @yahoo.gr ��������� ��� ��� http://www.otenet.gr _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
