Gnome 2.0 on Ximian Installations?

DavonZ asks: "Like many Linux users, I have installed Ximian's Gnome desktop. The biggest issue is that Ximian is still based on Gnome 1.4. With the release of Gnome 2.0, many users have looked into upgrading Ximian to Gnome 2.0, but there are different approaches to this. One, the 2.0 Developement Snapshot available in RedCarpet. Another, the Ximian RPM's that are available via the Gnome.org web pages. Has anyone used either approach? Which is the most stable? Which will allow RedCarpet to upgrade to Ximian's Gnome 2.0, when it becomes available?"

Comments

RedHat Limbo and Gnome 2.0

[jaaron]

I've been testing out RedHat's new beta name "Limbo." It comes with Gnome 2.0 (which I must say looks wonderful). However, most of the Gnome apps are still based on 1.4, which means you get some really horribly looking GUI's as the two versions mingle. In some cases, they just don't work (Evolution in Gnome 2.0 can be buggy, at least that's my experience).

Now perhaps a lot of what I'm experiencing is just from the beta aspect of RedHat Limbo, but I would suggest (as other posters have) waiting until Ximian comes out with a full Gnome 2.0 based Desktop, especially if this will be on your production workstation/desktop. I know waiting is difficult when you've got wonderful new versions out there, but unless you plan on joining the party and testing/debugging/coding, I would wait a bit.

On that same line of thought though, if you want to see a final product sooner, then try upgrading to Gnome 2.0 on something other than your production machine and help out with any bug fixes. That's the way these projects work, right? :)