Joseph M. Gaffney wrote: > On Tuesday 14 November 2006 20:30, Brad Fuller wrote: > >> every time there is a new Fedora Core, I usually get around to moving to >> the next version. However, for me, it's a bit of a pain to do because >> you really have to wipe the disc and start all over.. ."upgrading" >> Fedora doesn't really work well. At least for me it doesn't. >> >> Don't you find this a bit irritating? I do. It's not hard, it just seems >> unnecessary. >> >> Are other distros better at upgrading but also provide all of the nice >> features that Fedora does? (there are a lot of audio apps available in >> rpm for Fedora. I just can't spend my time compiling each and every one >> when updates come along.) >> >> What do others do? >> > > Why not use CentOS or another such variation on FC? FC is destined to always > be latest and greatest, so it comes with the territory. > What's the difference? Couldn't I just keep FC5 and not go to FC6, for example. Or, does CentOS have an easy upgrade path? Is there any downside to using CentOS (except for the latest and greatest) for audio and video work? Do you use it? If so, why and what's your experience? brad
