On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Terry Collins wrote:
> DaZZa wrote:
>
> ...snip...
>
> > And again, with the next release, they plan to change everything to yet
> > another version of GlibC - so there'll be no upgrading - it'll be
> > re-install. It's almost as bad as WindoZ.
No upgrading? Did somebody say this? RH62 uses v2.1.3. Mandrake 7.1 uses
v2.1.3. Latest RH RPMs are around v2.1.90, moving towards v2.2. This is
hardly going to be a RH specific move though.
> I've also never had a successful RH upgrade. It has always required a
> complete re-install. So now I usually partition off what I want to
> keep and install the new stuff as needed.
Interesting. I have now successfully upgraded a server with very very
little pain from RH 5.1, to 5.2, to 6.0, to 6.1 and to 6.2. :-))) Chose
the "upgrade" option every time. (So, easiest upgrade experience I've
ever had with an OS...) Never ceases to amaze me.
> I agree that Linux has become just as bad as Windoz with its upgrade
> treadmill every few months, but as I decline to play bleeding edge, it
> doesn't worry me. I just install the latest at the time and leave it
> until it is broke.
Its all a matter of requirements, yes. If you want bleeding edge, at least
its available. glibc updates have never affected me too badly in the
past, and don't expect them to in the future either.
David S..
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