remove evolution-data-server question

[Robin Laing]

Robert Locke wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 16:34 -0400, linuxmaillists at charter.net wrote:
>> Telling yumex to remove evolution-data-server it wants to 
>> remove all these other files.  some of these files appear 
>> to be a problem if they are removed.  Why is 
>> evolution-data-server needed if I am not using Gnome or 
>> Evolution.  What problems will I cause by removing 
>> evolution-data-server?
> <snip>
> 
> For someone who is not using Gnome, you certainly have a lot of Gnome
> packages installed on your machine.... <grin>
> 
> evolution-data-server was "split" from the evolution user package to
> provide data support for a lot of Gnome related applications....  While
> you apparently already removed evolution itself from your system, you
> still have a lot of Gnome related applications installed....  The real
> question is whether or not you are using any of those other applications
> at all....
> 
> Remember, just because you are running KDE, doesn't mean that you might
> not run a Gnome based application at some point.....  You may want to
> view e-d-s much like GTK libraries, support files for applications you
> may want to run in the future....
> 
> HTH,
> 
> --Rob
> 

Maybe the name should be changed if it has been split from evolution to 
more of a calender/contact data server or something like that.

I guess the suggestion should be made to the Gnome bugzilla.


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