[Sugar-devel] An Activity in /usr/share/sugar/activity must be erased in root terminal before a ( lower version .xo) in sugar-journal will run/ -Is this a feature?

[Thomas C Gilliard]

I just added this entry to:

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/The_Undiscoverable#Activities_are_located_in_2_places.

There are instances where It is not possible to run browse-119.xo 
installed in the journal, if Browse-120 has been installed in an update.

Is there a better way to force the lower version .xo file to take 
priority as the application to run?

What if the latest upgrade of an activity breaks its working well?

Am I correct that removing the installed activity makes this happen? It 
seems to.

Tom Gilliard
satellit
>
>
>         Activities are located in 2 places
>
> 1-) in /usr/share/sugar/activities
>
>     or 
>
> * Locations of activities in sugar versions: 
> soas-v2-Blueberry :         /home/liveuser/Activities
> soas-i386-Nightly composes: /usr/share/sugar/activity
> F12-EDU-spin:               /home/{user}/Activities
>   
>
>     These files are part of the original installed files or updates
>     using the Control Panel/update software
>
>         THESE FILES HAVE PRIORITY BY VERSION NUMBER OVER .xo files in
>         the Journal, and cannot normally be erased. 
>
> 2-) In the sugar-journal as .xo files
>
>     a downloaded through sugar-browse from ASLO (Activities) 
>     b Drag-dropped into the sugar journal from a 2nd USB or CD
>
>         these files can be erased (uninstalled) by => from journal
>         enrty then (-) at top 
>
>     * ie: *It is not possible to run browse-119.xo installed in the
>       journal, if Browse-120 has been installed in an update.*
>
>     *The entry for the Activity in /usr/share/sugar/activity must be
>     erased in root terminal before the (lower version .xo) file will run* 
>
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