Hi Tim,
Tim Wood wrote:
>
> I used the Ximian installer to download the debs and start the
> installation but had to finish the installation by hand.
FWIW you can use apt-get to install Ximian stuff but there packages are
always broken so you're better off using the Debian packages.
All the debs
> are in the same directory /etc/cache/redcarpet.
>
> If someone has experience with removing ximian I would be
> gratefull for some suggestions on how to go about it.
Yup, I've done it and I've got to say that it is a pain. What you want
to do first is find out what packages on your machine are from Ximian:
#dpkg -l| grep ximian
Then find out what Debian package the ximian one replaces:
#apt-cache show <evil ximian package>
Then get the pure Debian package via ftp or something (apt won't work
because the ximian package replaces the Debian one).
And finally install the Debian package:
#dpkg -i <pure Debian package>
HTH,
Andy
