Thanks for your non-cryptic response. Gnome (from SuSE 7.3 stock, the 1.4 version) was already installed, as was KDE. I haven't decided which I prefer, and I wanted to keep my options open while I figured out a way to get my laptop permanently useable booting Linux primary. I already ran the Ximian Evolution I installed from the KDE and Gnome menu (this morning), and it runs, and syncs to the Visor (in Gnome only - gnome-pilot, I assume), and sends and receives emails. The only message offered when I run it from a terminal is when I exit Evolution: Waiting for component to die -- OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Mail_ShellComponent (1) ...which then proceeds to the prompt without further fuss. On Fri, 2002-06-28 at 15:21, Ralph Sanford wrote: <snip>
That was then. Things have changed.
As of SuSE 7.3 there is no need to use ximian-gnome and red carpet to install evolution, unless you want ximian-gnome.
Since SuSE 7.3 and definitely with SuSE 8.0, there is adequate resources within SuSE to install and maintain a functioning copy of evolution. I saw the Gnome rpm's SuSE provides, along with the current Evolution. What I couldn't figure out was which one's I needed. Gnome-pilot wanted some later libraries than provided by 7.3 out of the box, and then those wanted...etc. That's why I turned to Ximian.
I don't want all the Gnome packages SuSE has lined up on their Gnome update page. How can I know which ones to get to fulfill the dependencies without installing all of them? And is this a better idea "SuSE-wise"? I'd like to avoid a Frankenstein's monster install of Linux if I can - it's easier to figure out the problems that arise, easier to maintain, etc., so an "all SuSE" installation sounds good to me. Can it be done? As far as I know, I just want Evolution and gnome-pilot to sync with my Visor. I have two identical hard disks, and one serves as backup. I mirror one disk to the other with dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc, and I did that yesterday before I embarked on the Ximian experiment. It's easy to drop back to that and go the SuSE route instead, but I need to know how to resolve the dependencies so I don't have to download everything and the footprint shaped kitchen sink too <grin>.
If you now have KDM as your graphical login, my recommendation would be to ignore GDM - some people will disagree. Within KDE go to contol centre -> system -> login manager -> session, there remove the available session gnome and replace with gnome-session. This will allow you to log in to a ximian-gnome session. As you have installed some of ximian-gnome then you can never go into a gnome session that is not ximian. Hmmm. Is "gnome-session" an arbitrary name that distinguishes it to me, to remind me I've made a choice and can't go back, or a name provided by Ximian, that's there waiting to be referenced along with unknown associated settings, etc.?
The first time you login to a ximian-gnome session, an application known as doorman will guide you through the setup of ximian-gnome. BTW if you find that you screwed up or want to change the ximian setup just rerun the doorman application. doorman is an application? Oh. I don't find it on my system now - I believe it wasn't downloaded in the "Evolution" option I selected.
Regards, Bret