Health warning needed on instructions for installing latest Icedove on Wheezy

[John Winters]

On 31/05/13, Tormen wrote:

 > But the:
 >     apt-get install-t wheezy-backports icedove

Please note - that isn't the instruction which you are currently told to 
use on the page to which I referred.  Possibly this is part of the problem.

 > did ask you if you are sure and if you really want to install the
 > glib.
 > plus you noticed the "experimental" share ?

Not sure what you mean by "the "experimental" share ?"

 > So there were signs of warning along the road.

Up to a point - but not really big or meaningful enough.  The page 
purports to tell you how to install an up-to-date copy of Icedove on 
Wheezy.  The corresponding instructions for Iceweasel work, and work 
well, without breaking anything.

The instructions for Icedove, if followed, will currently break your 
desktop.  That kind of warrants a big flashing red sign saying, 
"Warning!!!  Do not follow these instructions."

Thank you for the pointers to how to install Icedove in an alternative 
way.  Perhaps the instructions need updating to tell you to do that 
instead of what they currently say.

What would be more use is guidance on how to un-do the damage caused by 
the current instructions.

John