Re: [CentOS] How to Upgrade GNOME
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:16:14AM +0530, Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote: Hi, Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to a new version with out upgrading my distribution. If you need to upgrade gnome, then you don't really need CentOS. Read more about the purpose of Enterprise linux distributions. Tru -- Tru Huynh (mirrors, CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance) http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=getsearch=0xBEFA581B pgpBFMrclpk2I.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to Upgrade GNOME
Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote: Hi, Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to a new version with out upgrading my distribution. Read the archives. You DON'T want to do this ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to Upgrade GNOME
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to a new version with out upgrading my distribution. Short answer: There is no supported way for doing this. Longer Answer: The unsupported methods require a great deal of gnome/RHEL/CentOS understanding in how things link together. Another thing to keep in mind is that with a new version of gnome, several of the underlying utilities for the gui tools are built against a specific version. You'll either have to have 2 sets installed (which can cause issues) or you'll have to rebuild most of the gui tools to link to the new gnome libs., at which point you're basically not on CentOS anymore. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to Upgrade GNOME
Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote: Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to a new version with out upgrading my distribution. Hmm, a quick search reveals this was posted last month in the CentOS list by a certain Sadaruwan Samaraweera. Do you know him? http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-October/065922.html Regards, Vandaman. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to Upgrade GNOME
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to a new version with out upgrading my distribution. If you want the latest and greatest, you don't want to use an Enterprise Distro. Consider moving to Fedora or Ubuntu or something else. If you break CentOS, it is yours to fix. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to Upgrade GNOME
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to a new version with out upgrading my distribution. Short answer: you can't. Right answer: Don't. Long answer: Google is your friend (but CentOS won't be). Would you like to try again next month? mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] How to Upgrade GNOME
Hi, Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to a new version with out upgrading my distribution. -- Sadaruwan Samaraweera ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to upgrade GNOME in CentOS?
Karanbir Singh wrote: Spike Turner wrote: Why not run another distro with the latest and greatest Gnome or Kde if that is what you want? Trying to upgrade a CentOS box will mean you have something else. Its doomed to failure fwiw, a garnome build normally works fine anywhere. I just got my head kicked in offlist by someone who tried this so I want to elaborate a bit : while garnome builds do work fine, they work fine only for the stuff that you build with it, pretty much everything else you expect to work with some level of integration into the gnome environment will break, almost certainly. So dont expect for the entire 'distro' to stay 'together' post gnome-update. - KB ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to upgrade GNOME in CentOS?
Karanbir Singh wrote: fwiw, a garnome build normally works fine anywhere. I just got my head kicked in offlist by someone who tried this so I want to elaborate a bit : while garnome builds do work fine, they work fine only for the stuff that you build with it, pretty much everything else you expect to work with some level of integration into the gnome environment will break, almost certainly. So dont expect for the entire 'distro' to stay 'together' post gnome-update. I hate to say i told you so. :-) Spike. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to upgrade GNOME in CentOS?
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I need to know is there a way to upgrade the current version of GNOME to the newest version ? There are multiple ways, many of them will make your system unworkable.. all of them will break getting many updates from CentOS. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- BSD/GNU/Linux How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to upgrade GNOME in CentOS?
Stephen John Smoogen wrote: There are multiple ways, many of them will make your system unworkable.. all of them will break getting many updates from CentOS. Why not run another distro with the latest and greatest Gnome or Kde if that is what you want? Trying to upgrade a CentOS box will mean you have something else. Its doomed to failure IMO. Spike. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to upgrade GNOME in CentOS?
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Stephen John Smoogen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to know is there a way to upgrade the current version of GNOME to the newest version ? There are multiple ways, many of them will make your system unworkable.. all of them will break getting many updates from CentOS. CentOS is an Enterprise distro and rarely, if ever, includes the latest and greatest, for stability and security reasons. If you want the latest and greatest, as others have suggested, this is not the distro for you. If you want stability, security and an OS with a very long life and outstanding support, CentOS is for you. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to upgrade GNOME in CentOS?
Spike Turner wrote: Why not run another distro with the latest and greatest Gnome or Kde if that is what you want? Trying to upgrade a CentOS box will mean you have something else. Its doomed to failure fwiw, a garnome build normally works fine anywhere. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] How to upgrade GNOME in CentOS?
Hi, I need to know is there a way to upgrade the current version of GNOME to the newest version ? -- Sadaruwan Samaraweera ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] How to upgrade GNOME in CentOS?
Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote: Hi, I need to know is there a way to upgrade the current version of GNOME to the newest version ? -- Sadaruwan Samaraweera The gnome website has a fair bit of information about it. For the latest versions for your distro you can visit http://www.gnome.org/~davyd/footware.shtml if you want to add the latest version, you probably want to check out... http://www.gnome.org/projects/garnome/ -Ross- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
