Subject altered for more general questions. On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 17:21:59 -0800 "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/27/02 18:15, Collins wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:13:56 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/special/beta/ > >> > > > > > > Looks interesting, but I note on the download page that the latest > > requires Mozilla 1.1. > > Most likely, that's what they've tested against. I can't see why it > > wouldn't work with latter versions, seeing as how the flash5 package > > continues to work just fine in mozilla-1.2. >
Maybe I'll try that. > > > > Does anyone know the answers to a few questions: > > > > 1> I currently have Mozilla 1.0.1, and of course that's what my > > version of Galeon is setup for. Can a parallel version of Mozilla > > be installed (easily), or do I have to upgrade lots of stuff to > > prepare for this? > > Its very easy. Grab the tarball for whatever version you want, and > drop it wherever you want it. You're done. > Tarballs I know and love, it's just that they require a lot of on the side accounting to know what your mix-and-match system now consists of. > > 2> A more general question. Is there a good source of more > > current RPMs for RH 7.3? The up2date service only covers boring > > system and security stuff, and yes I know about google and > > rpmfind.net. <rant> I realize this is a whine, but I'm still > > spoiled from using gentoo where almost everything I could dream of > > was available from one source. It gets tiresome to need to search > > for every little bit of software.</rant> > > You could always rebuild RH-8.0 SRPMs. You didn't say what you were > looking for, but i'd imagine that alot of RH8 RPMs would install > just fine in RH-7.3. > I'm looking for an easy way for anything new that comes out. I'm still evaluating redhat from a practicality standpoint. As I mentioned above, using gentoo I seldom had to wait more than a few days (major packages like gnome, kde being the exception, and that's because they're just plain screwy to upgrade) before finding 90% of what I want prepackaged and compatible with my system from a standard location. A current example: 1. While looking into Flash Player, I noted that Mozilla 1.2 is now avaiable. 2. I marched off to the download page and discovered that RH8.0 rpms are available, so I downloaded them. 3. rpm tells me that the mozilla rpms require a different level of glibc (I have glibc-2.2.5 but the rpms need glibc 2.3+. 4. Nothing here tells me whether it's practical to try and upgrade glibc. I know from past experience that some glibc upgrades are ok and that others will break my system. 5. Add to that the probability that the RH8.0 rpms were probably built with a new compiler and would probably break my system even if the glibc levels matched. 6. Yes I could possibly drag in the Mozilla SRPMS and screw around with them (underline that several times!) to get this to work. This is really a rant about distros in general. It seems that only debian and gentoo have a very large base of available stuff ready to install. I would get similar results with Mandrake or pick-a-distro. Just cough up more bucks and upgrade to the latest and greatest profit-making version! I know I've been told over and over what a POS gentoo is (a very few of you know that not to be the case), but I will probably return to it soon. It's just as reliable as what I'm running now and a hell of a lot easier to upgrade. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area Redhat 7.3 system _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
