Hi! there is a short section about having two different versions side by side if you compile it by yourself ..
http://quantumofgis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/help-in-helping-qgis-becoming-better.html maybe that helps you a bit .. regards Werner On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Andreas Neumann <a.neum...@carto.net> wrote: > Hi Lucien, > > Oh - I was falsely assuming you are on Windows. On Windows it is easy to > install QGIS 1.8 and 2.0 in parallel, by using the OSGeo4W installer. I > don't know about Linux if you do not compile from source. > > If you compile from source it is easy as you can define the > CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX and you can write a small batch start-script to > start the other version. Something like: > > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/path/to/your/qgis/install/lib > /path/to/your/qgis/install/bin/qgis > > Maybe other users know how to install already compiled versions in > parallel. My guess is that you would have to install the qgis libs in > separate folders and set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH > > Andreas > > Am 08.10.2013 14:36, schrieb BLANDENIER Lucien: >> Thank you andrea for your answer! >> >> You convinced me! Just one additional question. On Linux, if I upgrade to >> qgis2, is to possible to go back to 1.8? And how? I have some projects and >> maps I don't want to upgrade. I've looked on internet how to go back to a >> previous version but I didn't found something. >> >> Lucien >> >> >> ps : thank you to all the developers who are working on this project !!! >> >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> De : qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] >> de la part de Andreas Neumann [a.neum...@carto.net] >> Envoyé : mardi 8 octobre 2013 16:22 >> À : qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >> Objet : Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS 2.0.1 >> >> Hi Lucien, >> >> You should definitely use the 2.0x releases. It is in most respects >> better than the 1.x releases. >> >> Here is a list of most of the new features: >> http://changelog.linfiniti.com/version/1/ (don't be fooled about the >> URL, it really describes the new features of version 2) >> - Especially the new Processing toolbox and graphical modeler is new and >> exciting. >> >> If you are on Windows, you should definitely go with the 64bit version, >> which is new as well. >> >> As with all new features there are also bugs. If you rely on external >> software like GRASS and SAGA there may still be some integration issues >> we are working on. There will be updated installers that should fix >> these issues. >> >> As to compatibility: it mostly is, but there are some issues when going >> from old to new symbology and from old to new labeling. >> >> Andreas >> >> Am 08.10.2013 14:05, schrieb BLANDENIER Lucien: >>> Dear all, >>> >>> I've seen that the QGIS 2.0.1 is now available and looks promising! Did >>> someone already has some feedback ? Is it stable? >>> >>> I saw that the map manager changed, as well as other features. Is it >>> compatible with previous versions? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Lucien >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Qgis-user mailing list >>> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
