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Downgrade Evolution

Asked by Mark Erbaugh

Is it possible to install an older version of Evolution? There is a known bug in Evolution 2.10.1 (the version with Feisty) that doesn't allow printing on letter size paper. This bug is not in 2.6.1 (the version with Dapper).

I don't want to break the automatic updates process because I want to get back to the current version when this is fixed, but I need to be able to print my emails on letter size paper.

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Best Markus Thielmann (thielmann) said : 		#1

Thanks for your question.

Short: No

Long: Maybe. You would need to compile Evolution 2.6.1 for Ubuntu Feisty. Since Evolution is part of the Gnome Project, it might depend on some older library versions, which aren't available for Feisty anylonger. This would mean: You'll need to compile these libraries, too.

No offense meant, but the fact you asked that question makes me quite sure it would take you more time to try a downgrade, than it will take the developers to fix the bug. :-)

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Mark Erbaugh (mark-microenh) said : 		#2

Markus,

Thank you for your answer. I think you correctly interpreted my skill level, though I am learning. I do hope the developers can fix the bug, although reading some of the other posts, it looks like it was first reported in February, so I'm not sure a quick fix is coming.

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Markus Thielmann (thielmann) said : 		#3

As you're highly interested in solving this issue and willing to spent time on it, I'd like to invite you to help us solving this problem.

1) Check if there's a bug report on this issue at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ (the official Gnome Bugtracker)
2) If not, create one with all given information out of the ubuntu bug report
3) Link the Ubuntu Bugreport to the Gnome Bugreport (possible within Launchpad)
4) Closely monitor the Gnome Bugreport and provide all needed information

Just to explain a few things: A *really* good bug report makes the bug half solved. By providing valuable information it's *much* easier for developers to jump in and fix it. So "helping with bugs" is not a marginal task, but a important and highly appreciated contribution to the project.

Here's a nice introduction to the bug tracking system: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs

Last but not least: Welcome to the ubuntu project :-)