[CoLoCo] GNOME without Evolution?!

[Brandan E. Lloyd]

No problem, on a slightly related note if anyone is interested you can also
set up Ubuntu to use GMail as your preferred mail application by following
the instructions here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4365303&postcount=4

Mainly you point Ubuntu to a custom script as your preferred email client
using System... Preferences... Preferred Applications.

The script is a one-liner, that I modified to point to my Google apps for my
domain:
firefox -remote "openurl(
https://mail.google.com/a/thelloyds.net/?ui=2&view=cm&tf=0&to=`echo $1 | sed
-r "s/mailto:\/*//"`,new-tab)"



On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 15:58, Andrew <keen101 at gmail.com> wrote:

> wow. thanks a ton Brandon. Since i had already installed the system i
> instead proceeded to remove all Evolution packages which also proceeded to
> remove ubuntu-desktop, and following the instructions opted to install
> gnome-core as a replacement. It seems to have worked! Awesome, a truly
> customisable version of ubuntu.
>
> (note that i had tried to remove ubuntu-desktop by myself once before and
> replace it with just the Gnome package, however Evolution was still present,
> and i did not know that the Gnome-Core package could be installed without
> it)
>
> oh, and on another note i figured out how to change the mailto prompt to
> point to mozilla-thunderbird instead. Just go to >Prefrences >MainMenu and
> enable >Applications >SystemTools >Configuration Editor and browse to
> >desktop >gnome >url-handlers >mailto and change "Evolution %s" to
> "mozilla-thunderbird %s"
>
> -Andrew
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Brandan E. Lloyd <
> coloco-ubuntu at thelloyds.net> wrote:
>
>> Andrew,
>> Have you tried this?
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1155961
>>
>> <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1155961>I have been thinking
>> about trying it out on my laptop.
>>
>> Brandan
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 14:02, Andrew <keen101 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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