> -----Original Message----- > From: William Hooper [mailto:whooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:54 AM > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Installation after RH Support Ends > > > > Ow Mun Heng said: > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: shrike-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >> [mailto:shrike-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of William Hooper > >> Ow Mun Heng said: > >> > >> > eg: Where am I gonna turn to when I want to upgrade to Gnome2.6 > >> > say (slated release march 22!!) I used to go to Nyquist RPMS, but > >> > he's already dropped RH9 from support and moved on to FC1. > >> > If I want to stay on RH9, I will either have to > >> > (say if I want Gnome 2.6) > >> > > >> > 1. Learn RPM compilation (Daunting for a newbie like me. > >> > (I have a couple of years experience but still find spec ) > >> > (files daunting > >> ) > >> > 2. Use Garnome or some other system > >> > 3. Use Gentoo/BSD/some other distro with ports > >> > >> 4. Use Fedora Core which was conceived because some users want new > >> releases of packages faster. > >> > >> You are talking about two different things. Servers > shouldn't change > >> (hence the Fedora Legacy project only releasing security fixes). > > > > > > Yes.. I know.. I'm saying this for the 3rd Time.. > > > > Fedora-legacy is good for servers.. (security fixes etc.) > > > > Home Users are the ones which will be "strapped". > > > > Option 4 is most certainly welcomed. However, that would > usually mean > > a total re-installation. (I don't really trust upgrading rh9->fc1) > > You don't trust upgrading RH9 -> FC1, but will use random > RPMs to upgradeto Gnome 2.6? Hmm.. Did I sound ungrateful?? Didn't meant for that. I don't trust the upgrade process. Sometimes there'll be problems. (Sometimes) & I dont' use random RPMS. I use (FC1)SRPMS to rebuild. > You complain about the lack of new program > versions, but > then complain about having to upgrade. You can't have it both ways. Not really.. Maybe I was misunderstood. I'm just stating that the usual apt repos/RHN will not have updated RPMS for RH9 for new program versions. (most of them now gone to FC1) That's one reason why I can't upgrade. Upgrading RH9 to FC1 would definitely solve the issue. but there are drawbacks, I suppose > > Many people (myself included) have upgraded just fine. > Backup your data > and if the upgrade doesn't work you can still format and do a fresh > install. As I mentioned. SOmtimes there will be problems. So, to avoid headache, re-install! I'm not here to argue. There are pros and cons. how it weighs against each other, well, that depends on the end user. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
