Conflict

[mugs]

Good morning, how do I resolve something like this:

<ome/mugs/.gnome-desktop/libgal19-0.19.3-1.ximian.3.i386.rpm;echo RESULT=$?
file /opt/gnome/lib/libgal.so.19 from install of libgal19-0.19.3-1.ximian.3 conflicts with file from package gal-0.19-125
RESULT=1

I am trying to install libgal from rpm using kpackage.

Thanks.

[x0xCRIZx0x]

Looks like a ximian install of libgal already exists in your system, and it's conflicting with what you are trying to install (a non-ximian rpm). Either:

1. Get rid of ximian's install
2. Get ximian rpm for what you are trying to install

Just some thoughts..

[mugs]

Well, it is a Ximian rpm, i got it from their site. I checked in Kpackage to see if I could uninstall the libgal I already have, but it didnt show up.

[SkyNet]

Did you use rpm -Uvh by any chance? Because if it's a Ximian rpm then you just want to upgrade the old one.

[mugs]

Thanks guys, I got past this problem. I use Kpackage for rpms, and I chose a different option and got it installed. However, in my quest to upgrade Evolution, I am running into many dependencies I cant seem to get around.

[JimH]

You are playing with fire trying to use Ximian's packages.

Jim H

[mugs]

Well, that is nice to know. So, if i want to use Evolution (which I dont think I do anymore), how do I upgrade it. Why is it playing with fire, and what are the alternatives?

[x0xCRIZx0x]

I'm sure that the linux distributions out there have evolution packages available. For example, I can install evolution on my Gentoo box since there is an ebuild for it. I seem to remember RedHat and Mandrake having rpms for it as well. Basically, you don't need Ximian to install Evolution.

What JimH meant by playing with fire is that you are basically installing rpms that were not meant to mingle with each other. If you use Ximian, you're better off installing ximian rpms. Any other rpms might (and in your case it did) cause conflicts with distro rpms. Well, I think that's what he meant :P

As for an alternative for Evolution, I don't know of any apps that could match it feature wise (is has an amazing ability of looking/acting like Outlook). But in case you haven't thought yet, is there a need to install Evolution? I use to have it installed, until I thought one day that I didn't need all the bells and whistles that came with it. Again, if you need/want to install it, look to your distros list of available rpms.

[JimH]

One of the problems is ximian installs there packages to non-standard locations. There is no upgrade path if you want to upgrade your linux distribution if a new version comes out. You either have to do a clean install or try to remove all the ximian packages first to restore your system. :P

Jim H

[mugs]

I see what you guys are saying. But, I did go to the Suse 8.0 section off of Ximian. Since I never got Evolution upgraded, I hope I didnt do too much damage. I got a few things intalled that I got off of Ximian, like gal. I am trying to decide between KDE and Gnome. Each seem to have their pros and cons. One of the reasons I tried Evolution is to try and convince my wife to try Linux. She basically refuses, since it "looks so different" from XP. Evolution looks so much like Outlook, but really doesnt work as well, at least with the older version that came with Suse. I had been using KMail, but was annoyed that I couldnt get links to be pulled up in Netscape or Mozilla, only Konquerer.

So, do you suggest I uninstall any of the rpms I got installed for Ximian? I appreciate all the help and info, guys!