[maemo-users] How do i uninstall the default Email program?

[From: Dirk-Jan.Binnema at nokia.com]

Hi all,

You can't *really* cleanly uninstall the default e-mail program, but
here are some
hints:  (I should blog these, I guess).

[ Big *CAVEAT*: this is all at your own risk; if it breaks, you can
reflash ]

- as somebody suggested, you can create a new menu 'Unused' and move
  unused icons there -- you can't delete them, but you can move them
there.

- when you update modest, you can move the icon to 'My selection', so
  it's always nearby. 

- you can use 
	gconftool-2 --set /apps/modest/is_default --type Boolean 1
    to improve integration with the system -- note, this is not perfect,
but
    at least some system-wide things will now prefer modest
    use: 	
	gconftool-2 --set /apps/modest/is_default --type Boolean 0
   to restore the old behaviour.

For the other things, you can file 'Enhancement' bugs, and we'll have a
look at those.

Best wishes,
Dirk.
   

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: maemo-users-bounces at maemo.org 
> [mailto:maemo-users-bounces at maemo.org] On Behalf Of ext tanguyr
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 15:19
> To: maemo-users at maemo.org
> Subject: Re: How do i uninstall the default Email program?
> 
> OK, if i can't get rid of the Email and Media player apps, is it
> possible to get rid of the icons from the apps menu (out of sight...
> out of mind)?
> 
> Regs,
> /t
> 
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Jonathan Greene
> <atmasphere at atmasphere.net> wrote:
> > at least with media player options there's no default file 
> association
> > and if you simply open canola it will play what's on your device.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 7:31 AM, tanguyr <tanguyr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Ryan, Jonathan,
> > >
> > >  OK, too bad - but thanks for the info.
> > >
> > >  Can i assume this goes for all default apps (i also 
> wanted to drop the
> > >  default media player for Canola2)?
> > >
> > >  Regs,
> > >  /t
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Jonathan Greene
> > >  <atmasphere at atmasphere.net> wrote:
> > >  > It's more than a rumor ... but we have to wait for an 
> official Modest
> > >  > release and then it will likely be an option to set as 
> was the case
> > >  > with MicroB when it was released.
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  > On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 6:35 AM, Ryan Pavlik 
> <abiryan at ryand.net> wrote:
> > >  > > tanguyr wrote:
> > >  > >  > Hello,
> > >  > >  >
> > >  > >  > I would like the replace the default Email 
> program that came with my
> > >  > >  > n810. I have found a newer version called Modest 
> which seems to work
> > >  > >  > better, but now I have two programs (and icons) 
> called "Email" in the
> > >  > >  > apps menu. When i use the Application Manager, i 
> can only uninstall
> > >  > >  > software i have installed, i can't see how to 
> uninstall default
> > >  > >  > software that came with the unit.
> > >  > >  >
> > >  > >  > Regards,
> > >  > >  > /t
> > >  > >  You can't.  (at this time at least, there are 
> rumors that Modest might
> > >  > >  replace the existing email app in future versions, 
> but right now you
> > >  > >  just have to cope with two email programs.)
> > >  > >
> > >  > >  Ryan
> > >  > >
> > >  > >  --
> > >  > >  Ryan Pavlik
> > >  > >  www.cleardefinition.com
> > >  > >
> > >  > >  #282  +  (442) -  [X]
> > >  > >  A programmer started to cuss
> > >  > >  Because getting to sleep was a fuss
> > >  > >  As he lay there in bed
> > >  > >  Looping 'round in his head
> > >  > >  was: while(!asleep()) sheep++;
> > >  > >
> > >  > >
> > >  > >
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