Lowe Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 GNOME 2.8 has been Released. Stolen from Slashdot "The GNOME 2.8 Desktop and Platform release is the latest version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment, out today, with an awesome schedule time. Some pretty cool improvements have been made, specially the Nautilus file manager, the new MIME system and others. Release notes are already available, as well as screenshots and a variety of sources. Enjoy!" jimmy_dean adds a plug for the new GNOME Journal, which is meant to be a source of "good written material surrounding GNOME and the opinions of the community." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a13x Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Kewl ! I'm gonna download this one even if it means I'll have to compile like mad all night long. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 (edited) better get GarNome then ;) neutron posted this link in another thread http://wwwra.informatik.uni-rostock.de/~wa.../gnome2.7/RPMS/ ignore the 2.7....they're 2.8, supposedly readme.txt This are my packages of GNOME 2.7 for Mandrakelinux 10.1. They dependon other packages in the Cooker main and contrib repositories, so please don't try to install them on 10.0. Götz Waschk Edited September 15, 2004 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a13x Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 (edited) I've heard a little about this GarNome, but don't know exactly what it is. Is it a better version of GNOME 2.8 ? It doesn't say much about it on the GNOME site. Will I be able to keep my existing theme and icons ? Please tell me more about it.] edit; So they don't work with 10.0 ... and since I haven't managed to get the upgrade going .... I'll have to compile. Edited September 15, 2004 by a13x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 (edited) garnome for gnome and konstruct for kde are just scripts that do the hard work for you. So, it's not another version. Just an app/scripts that help automate the compile process. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but you DO NOT want to compile either by hand, I promise you, you'll be at it far longer than all night, and there's a much greater chance it won't work....that's why garnome and konstruct exist? At least sometimes it works. Read the instruction carefully, and it tells you how you can install it next to your current working gnome. Usually, most people install it to /opt. Yes, it'll use the same themes. Nothing to loose but time ;) Edited September 15, 2004 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowe Posted September 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 But if we just wait a week someone will release RPM's surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 (edited) Inofficial Mandrakelinux packages (Score:5, Informative) by Götz (18854) <(waschk) (at) (gmx.net)> on Wednesday September 15, @11:10AM (#10256375) (http://plf.zarb.org/) GNOME2.8 came too late for Mandrakelinux 10.1 (just as KDE 3.3), that's why I've created my own packages. You can get them from a urpmi repository [uni-rostock.de]. Remember to add the Mandrake Cooker (soon to become 10.1) and Contrib repositories as well for some of the dependancies. http://wwwra.informatik.uni-rostock.de/~wa...drake/gnome2.7/ Don't let that adress fool you. the packages are 2.8. No need to wait a week :) edit: you can never post this enough. Anyone else want to post it??? :woops: Edited September 15, 2004 by devries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a13x Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 (edited) lool. bvc posted the same thing :P Edited September 15, 2004 by a13x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowe Posted September 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Yeah but they won't work on 10.0. I don't wanna have to update to 10.1 just to get the new gnome. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a13x Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 (edited) I think it's better to upgrade. I'm doing this right now. GNOME 2.8 has many features and bug-fixes and is faster. I'm using a Cooker repository and can update only the parts I want and need. edit; Devries Oh, I understand now, you are just inlove, with GNOME 2.8 . Edited September 15, 2004 by a13x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Nah not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza9814 Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Cool! wait...my comp's not fast enough to run GNOME...why do I care I don't I guess...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowe Posted September 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Still no one answered my question. So will rpm's be released for 10.0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 (edited) what works in 10.1 will work in 10 if you are willing to upgrade other pkgs, otherwise....probably....eventually. Time? who knows. Edited September 16, 2004 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowe Posted September 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 (edited) I suppose i can wait, i really don't want to upgrade to 10.1 to much of a fuss. Although gnome on the other hand really needs to be upgraded, but i will wait, even though i really really want it. ;_; Edited September 15, 2004 by Lowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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