On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:09:44 +0100, Paul Howarth wrote inter alia :
> As for downgrades, there's no "supported" way of doing it. It's do-able,
> but not easy, and I'd only try it as a last resort.
>
> To install gnome, try this:
>
> # yum groupinstall 'GNOME Desktop Environment'
That sounded like it just might obviate a lot of tedious work; so I
created another user, but left that path there and did the above. Once
the transaction test succeeded, I got :
Installing: gmime-sharp #########################
[1/8]
Installing: evolution #########################
[2/8]
Installing: evolution-sharp #########################
[3/8]
Installing: gsf-sharp #########################
[4/8]
Installing: NetworkManager-gnome #########################
[5/8]
Installing: tomboy #########################
[6/8]
Installing: beagle #########################
[7/8]
Installing: gnopernicus #########################
[8/8]
Installed: NetworkManager-gnome.i386 0:0.6.2-2.fc5 beagle.i386
0:0.2.6-1.fc5.1 gnopernicus.i386 0:1.0.4-1.fc5.1 tomboy.i386
0:0.3.5-3
Dependency Installed: evolution.i386 0:2.6.2-1.fc5.5
evolution-sharp.i386 0:0.10.2-9.3 gmime-sharp.i386 0:2.1.19-3
gsf-sharp.i386 0:0.6-8
Complete!
Certainly at least a couple of those were things I had indeed removed.
I'm in process of downloading the backup data with scp from the problem
machine to the testbed one that I already downgraded; once that finishes,
I'll try logging out, logging back in, logging into the new user (called
GnomeTest), and if need be rebooting; and then report back. Many thanks to
all!
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