On Tuesday 28 June 2005 17:50, Chuck Hast wrote:
>
> No, I just want the last stable release which appears to be 2.2.1.1,
> there is even higher numbered releases (Mike pointed one out) but I
> am trying to make sure I get one that I have a reasonble idea will
> work with the exchange server, and my understanding is that 2.2.1.1.
> has a much higher possibility of doing so than what I had (1.4)
>
> > If you want to accept what the distro gives you for packages (that
> > is, not the latest latest latest), any major distro will probably
> > do. By "major distro" I mean Fedora/Red Hat, SuSE,
> > Mandriva/Mandrake, or Debian. (I did not include Slackware because
> > its "packaging" is not on the same level as the other distros;
> > Patrick Volkerding does what he wants to do, which often is not
> > what others think he should do.) Fedora, SuSE and Mandriva probably
> > are more current than Debian, but Debian edges them out with its
> > package management tool (like apt-get) and its dependency checking.
>
> When I go in to find a the latest for SuSE 9.1 I got Evolution 1.4
> that is what I had and it would not work with the nasty thing on the
> far end...
>
> > If you want to tinker, then you might as well resign yourself to
> > some pain along the way.
>
> Believe me I have been tinkering, I have been learning how to pull in
> and compile modules with changes sent to me to test... That was
> supposed to be the fun part, the Evolution thing I was hoping was
> going to be aim something at the right package and get it and be done
> with it so I could concentrate on the radio stuff I have been working
> with and trying to get bits and pieces of it tested as others modify
> the code and send it to me. Having broke and fixed the test machine
> now numerous times, I do have a little bit more of the search and
> pull package tricks. I indeed have learned a great respect for the
> Debian tools they may not be as glitzy as the GUI stuff but they sure
> do WORK!
>
> But this is all about learning and that is what I am trying to do, I
> just was not planning on doing so much of it with the desk top....
> Ooppps it is raining again, there goes the sceptic tank and the
> yard... Ohh so much water!!
Chuck,
Just install apt-get for SuSE. It has thousands of packages in it's
repositories, some stable, some bleeding-edge. You choose what you
want. 99% of the time if you want to install a package and it has unmet
dependencies apt will tell you and offer to install them for you.
I have been using apt since SuSE 8.0. (several years now) I even used it
to upgrade from 8.0 to 8.1 and then to 8.2 It is a great tool and it
is easy to see how the Debian people love it. BUT, SuSE has it too and
I don't even bother with Yast. My system is updated weekly.
SuSE will also run Red Carpet & Yum.
The latest stable version of Evolution is probably in there somewhere. I
don't use Gnome and do not have that repository activated. I run KDE
and love Kmail.
Bob S.
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