Install gaim without evolution?

[Rahul]

Steven Haigh wrote:
> Quoting Alan Cox <alan at redhat.com>:
>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 11:38:28PM +1000, Steven Haigh wrote:
>>> Is it possible to actually install X/Gnome/gaim etc without installing
>>> evolution? While Evolution is ok (barely), it really needs work when
>>
>> Yes. Evolution is just a random gnome app, you can swap it for better
>> mail handling apps like mutt or cat.
> 
> Sorry, I should have been a bit more clear in my question. The actual 
> package name is 'evolution-data-server'. It seems to be tied into gaim, 
> gnome-panel, nautilus, and  control-center. I would assume from the name 
> that it is something to do with evolution, but not 100% sure. Is there a 
> reason it's tied into the above packages? What functionality does it 
> give them?
> 

e-d-s is a very small package not dependent on evolution despite its 
name (which is there for historic reasons). Its provides a database for 
desktop wide address book, calender etc.

Rahul