[Mono-list] Some general advice for a newbie, please

[peter]

peter wrote:

> Performing cvs update of Cairo/libpixman. Press return for password
> Logging in to :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.cairographics.org:2401/cvs/cairo
> CVS password:
> cvs login: warning: failed to open /root/.cvspass for reading: No such 
> file or directory
> cvs update: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or 
> directory
> cvs [update aborted]: no repository
> cvs update: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or 
> directory
> cvs [update aborted]: no repository
> Checking out monodevelop
>
> <hangs>
>
> AAAAAAaaaargh!!!!!!!!!
>
> :)
>
> Peter
>
>
Well, I've tried to reinstall from the SuSE 9.2 distribution rpms, but 
when I ask mono what version it is, it still says 1.1.3.  I also appear 
to have a 1.1.3 version at /usr/bin and another at /usr/local/bin.

Please can someone tell me what I have to do to get back to where I was 
before I (foolishly) tried to make things better.  As far as I can see, 
I can't install the latest version and I can't return to the old version 
I had.  What on earth can I do?

Any help would be much appreciated.  I really wish I'd just left well alone.

Peter