On 9/23/06, Douglas Phillipson <douglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Arthur Pemberton wrote: > On 9/23/06, anthony baldwin <anthonybaldwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Arthur Pemberton wrote: >> >> > On 9/23/06, anthony baldwin <anthonybaldwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> >> I have to say...within the past week I have attempted several fresh >> >> installs of FC5, >> >> and everytime I run a yum update on anything, something breaks. >> >> What the heck is going on? >> >> >> >> I ha installed FC5 on the 80gb drive I had that just bought the >> farm in, >> >> hmmmm, July. >> >> I had updated everything, and the system was all happy and smiley >> until >> >> the hdd went last week. >> >> But now, suddenlym I can´t install and update FC5 without breaking >> >> stuff... >> >> I DLing Kubuntu right now... >> >> My work and my business (document translation) depend on my computer, >> >> and this crap is costing >> >> me time, sleep, and money. >> >> >> >> I´ve been using RH or FC since RH7.1, and I´ve never had so much >> trouble >> >> just getting a system up and running. >> >> >> >> I don´t know...I still have some FC3 discs here, but I don´t want >> to go >> >> backwards. >> >> I don´t want to install FC5 and not be able to update stuff, even. I >> >> like everything up to date. >> >> I´m getting headaches with all of this... >> >> Sounds like more of a rant than a support request or anything valid, >> >> hein? >> >> I have been all gushy and lovey about FC and RH for >> years...Suddenly, I >> >> don´t know. >> >> I mean, I´m not doing anything different than I have for the past >> >> several years...but I´m not >> >> getting the same happy results I´m used to getting. >> >> >> >> tony >> > >> > >> > >> > Why not download a respin and update that...lot less work. >> >> >> What´s a respin? > > > ISOs of fedora (or any distro) that contain a bunch of the updates > already in it, so you don't have to dload them seperately all over. > How does this help with a yum problem? Who want's to download ISO's for regular updates? Am I missing something here? Doug P
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