[CoLoCo] GNOME without Evolution?!

[Andrew]

Update:

ugg. well, Linux mint is certainly interesting, but it's not very stable. I
did an update and it totally screwed the system up. oh, well. Back to the
normal stable Ubuntu from Canonical for me.

I do wish that it was possible to not have Evolution so tightly tied to the
system though. But, i guess it's only a minor annoyance. Does anyone know
how to at least disable the default behavior when clicking on a "mailto:
email at email.com" link. It always wants to open Evolution, which as i have
stated i don't use.

-Andrew

On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Andrew <keen101 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have since tried Linux Mint an Ubuntu derivative. I have to say it's
> quite nice and does not have the Evolution dependency. And although i dont
> really care for the linux mint logo or slogan, i am pleased so far with
> almost everthing else. I like to customize a lot. So, already my system
> looks much different from the base Mint install. I've changed my panels
> almost back to how a default Ubuntu Gnome environment looks, since i didnt
> really like Linux Mint's attempt to make the panel menu resemble Windows.
>
> I am a bit sad that it had to come to this though. But, at least it's it's
> still the same Ubuntu i love under the hood.
>
> -Andrew
>
>
> On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 10:35 PM, Kevin Fries <kfries at cctus.com> wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> I don't think that switch exists in APT... I t does exists in RPM
>> (--no-deps), but I do not believe that it exists in APT.  If it does, I
>> would love somebody to tell me, cuz, I have several uses for it.
>>
>> Also, one other danger...
>>
>> Lets say the switch does exist, and I am just not aware of it.  Lets also
>> say that the OP finds that switch.  Lets also say they use it.  What happens
>> when the package upgrades with the same dependency still in place?
>>
>> My guess is that Evolution will then get re-installed undoing what you
>> just did.  In my opinion, most modern Linux system are begining to suffer
>> from a overly agressive dependency situation that is driving it down the
>> road Microsoft has already shown to be a bad idea.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kevin Fries
>> Senior Linux Engineer
>> Computer and Communications Technology, Inc
>> A division of Japan Communications Inc
>> (303) 708-9228 x326
>> ________________________________________
>> From: ubuntu-us-co-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [
>> ubuntu-us-co-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of David L. Willson
>> [DLWillson at TheGeek.NU]
>> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 11:35 AM
>> To: Ubuntu Colorado Local Community Team
>> Subject: Re: [CoLoCo] GNOME without Evolution?!
>>
>> I think that will just tell you that the GNOME package depends on
>> Evolution.  But there should be an apt-get switch to ignore Evolution's
>> dependent package.  Find that switch, try it, and if something breaks, that
>> you care about, you can always put Evolution back later.  Maybe by using
>> another apt-get switch to allow re-installation of the already-installed
>> GNOME package to "heal" it, in this case by re-installing Evolution.
>>
>> I realize that's all very generic...  the switches are there, I just don't
>> know what they are off the top of my head.
>>
>> David L. Willson
>> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
>> MCT, MCSE, Linux+
>> tel://720.333.LANS
>>
>> ----- "Andrew" <keen101 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I did find this recommendation while searching:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Code: sudo apt-get remove --purge evolution and then running
>> >
>> > Code: apt-get autoremove But, will that work?
>> >
>> > I've also heard that Linux Mint does not include Evolution, and
>> > includes Thunderbird instead. But, i also read somewhere that Mint
>> > still has a lot of Evolution left-over packages.
>> >
>> > -Andrew
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 10:06 AM, David L. Willson <
>> > DLWillson at thegeek.nu > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > 'Figures I'd be testing kubuntu... Isn't there a way to purge
>> > Evolution without removing depending packages? I'd swear there is.
>> >
>> > David L. Willson
>> > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
>> > MCT, MCSE, Linux+
>> > tel://720.333.LANS
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Andrew < keen101 at gmail.com > wrote:
>> > > Argh. This has bugged me for quite some time.
>> > >
>> > > I want to know if anyone on this list knows of a way to a have a
>> > fully
>> > > functioning and working GNOME environment without having to rely on
>> > a stupid
>> > > metapackage that seems to require Evolution and a few other useless
>> > > dependencies.
>> > >
>> > > I dont mind that Evolution comes preinstalled with Gnome, but come
>> > on.. the
>> > > fact that it's hard coded into a metapackage is ridiculous. I've
>> > tried just
>> > > not using it for a long time, but occasionally i accidentally click
>> > on
>> > > something and it will startup which i find rather annoying. It's
>> > really
>> > > bugging me now.
>> > >
>> > > I think i can install Gnome without the metapackage, but does anyone
>> > know
>> > > which packages are needed or if that approach will even work too. I
>> > dont
>> > > want to try to install something that has the metapackage as a
>> > dependency.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > >
>> > > -Andrew
>> >
>> >
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