Re: uninstalling Ximian Desktop 2

From: Ed Hurst (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 22:41:50 -0500

davidl wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I need some advice before wiping my drive in order to start over: How can
> I get rid of this software which ruined my SUSE 9.0 Gnome desktop?
>
> Beside other issues, it takes forever to load apps, some won't open at
> all, only problems. I'm glad that I didn't actually purchase the full
> version, that would make me really mad.
>
> I searched google and google groups, but there seem to be no easy answer
> how this can be uninstalled. Also, the ximian website gives no advice how
> to get rid of this junk. No offense, I like their Evolution, but this is
> pretty disappointing experience - it looks sharp, but it doesn't work.

Ximian made me unhappy about their "take over" strategy, too. I know of
no shortcut. If you installed using RedCarpet, that will work to
recognize the Gnome-only stuff and remove it. Then uninstall RedCarpet
and use YaST to put stuff back like you want it. Without RedCarpet, you
can do it with YaST, AFAIK, by using the "Selections" function and
remove everything Gnome-related. The only other way I know of is doing
it all manually, and that requires some strong experience. 

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