On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:01:00 +0200, wwp wrote: > Hello THUFIR, > > > On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:53:22 +0100 "THUFIR HAWAT" <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Last time I tried installing <http://claws.sylpheed.org/downloads.php> >> from the devel yum repo, it screwed up X windows. >> >> I've downloaded the RPM from >> <http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/development/i386/> >> and plan to do a local install via yum of this RPM. Is this the >> safest way to install risky packages? > > Well, what do you call 'risky' packages? FYI, Sylpheed-Claws is not known to > be unstable, whatever you install it from the FC packages or from the sources. > > More about your concern: > > - what Fedora Core is yours? > > - what did you install actually from claws.sylpheed.org? 'cause the download > pages points to the FC5 extras RPMs as well as to some unofficial ones. > Knowing the extra location and package name would help. > > - how did you crash Sylpheed-Claws, just starting it? > > > Regards, > > -- > wwp IIRC X Windows wouldn't start, which I attributed to installing sylpheed-claws. Even after using Yum to remove X Windows, then re-installing, X Windows failed to install via yum. Presumably Sylpheed-claws worked fine, but some weirdness with X Windows there. Wheras, using the GUI, it went smoothly. ? thanks, Thufir
