Hi all! I have just installed SL4.5 at work (I'm really new to linux though actua lly using kubuntu 7.04 at home since one month).
Although I already knew 4.5 featured an old kernel as well as old version s for different applications (firefox, thunderbird, evolution,...) even KDE ... Anyway, I had to install this version since I need a compatible GNU/Linux distro with RHEL 4. I need this compatibility to run QuartusII from Altera (an electronic des ign suite) that only supports RHEL 3 and 4 (and some suse version). http://www.altera.com/products/software/products/quartus2/os/qts-os_suppo rt.html So, i chose Scientific Linux since it looked more suited for me (working with microelectronics PhD at university). At this point, I would like to upgrade/update some applications to run mo re updated versions. So, the questions are: 1.- Is this recommended? Will there be any probability the system turn unstable, ...? 2.- If possible, i think the best way is to add some repos or just downlo ad applications binaries/rpms and install them...right? If not, what's the b est way? 3.- What about upgrading/updating (still don't know the difference ;-) ) the whole KDE to the latest stable release? 4.- And what I think would probably be the best if possible... Could I ju st install SL5.x so that I have a newer system with more up to date applications while maintaining the guarantee my vendor specific software will run? Thanks so much in advance for your help
