Might be SuSE's way of providing for popular older linux software without rewriting the software to include newer libraries in the 8.1 distro.
Tim Wunder wrote: > > I just installed the ftp version of Suse 8.1, amazingly easy, albeit a little time >consuming. I happen to *like* YaST2 (but, heck, I liked Caldera, so you can't go by >me). Fonts aren't *nearly* as good out of the box as RH 8, but KDE seems to work >*loads* better (no surprise there, I guess). But I digress... > > I ran the Online Update part of YaST2 (which I assume is YOU) to get any updates, >and there were quite a few (package updates like KDE 3.0.4 along with any security >updates -- I like that). It was interesting, though, that several packages listed as >updates were versions *older* than those installed (didn't write them down, >though...). They were clearly displayed in red so as to distinguish them, but I find >it odd that Suse would provide "updated" packages that were older than the installed >packages. Is this normal? > > I installed Suse on the same test box at work where I installed RH8, and I think >this looks like a keeper. At least from my first impressions. I've gotta work out >fonts and get OpenOffice installed, but it seems like a much better install process >than RH8 (I had a devil of a time working out routing on RH8, and it was painfully >simple with Suse). And, as I said, I find YaST2 much easier to work with than RH8's >installer/package manager (at least so far...) > > Regards, > Tim > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
