Which one of these two is the correct version?

[Odhiambo Washington]

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:40 PM, barbara <barbara.xxx1975 at libero.it> wrote:

> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:27 PM, barbara <barbara.xxx1975 at libero.it>
> wrote:
> >
> > > > Hello FreeBSD Gnome users,
> > > >
> > > > I have been a KDE user because gnome installation/upgrade presents
> such a
> > > > pain to me most of the time. Today I decided to upgrade gnome from
> 2.24
> > > -->
> > > > 2.26 but decided to visit the gnome pages first to see what is said.
> This
> > > is
> > > > after looking at /usr/ports/UPDATING and not seeing much to do with
> this
> > > > particular upgrade.
> > > >
> > > > Now, there are two pages, and both of them seem "upto date", but they
> > > have
> > > > conflicting information:
> > > >
> > > > 1.http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq212.html#q2 - says that
> *NOTE: Do
> > > notrun
> > > > portupgrade(1) to upgrade to GNOME 2.26!**
> > > >    *and goes on to say one should use the gnome-upgrade.sh script,
> which
> > > > seems to NOT exist in the links.
> > > > 2. http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq226.html#q2 - says you
> should
> > > use
> > > > the following steps:
> > > >     (a) pkgdb -Ff
> > > >         (Remove gnome-volume-manager.)
> > > >     (b) portupgrade -aOW
> > > >     (c) portupgrade -f gnome-media gnome-settings-daemon
> > > > gnome-control-center
> > > >
> > > > So I am just wondering which one is the correct version, since both
> are
> > > > talking about the upgrade to 2.26.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > 1.http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq212.html#q2
> > > > 2. http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq226.html#q2
> > >
> > > Can you see the number between "faq" and ".html"? ;)
> >
> >
> > Barbara,
> >
> > Does that number, whether I see it or not, matter at all?
> > Both cases are talking about *upgrade to 2.26*, unless I also got blind
> to
> > the issue that mattered to me.
> >
> >
>
> Ok, sorry, you're right! I should have take a look at the pages, shame on
> me.
> I don't know why in the first one is reported 2.26 as in fact it seems the
> procedure to upgrade to 2.12. Maybe some parts are dynamically (but wrongly)
> generated.


I thought so too.


>
> Anyway the correct procedure is described in the 2nd link.
> Sorry again and good luck for the upgrade!


Thanks. It's what I am using, since the upgrade script seems to have been
obsoleted.


>
>
> Cheers
> Barbara
>
> P.S.
> Where did you find the 1st link?


G00gle - FreeBSD gnome upgrade :-)




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