Hi,
I have run into a problem in upgrading my Linux systems. I bought a copy of RedHat Enterprise 3 WS in the USA a couple of months ago, thinking that it was about time to retire my v7.2 system. Unfortunately, when I installed it on a Dell Dimension that has been working perfectly with v7.2 for a long time, it was a disaster. Many applications didn't work properly or at all, my USB ports disappeared and in the end I had to reinstall v7.2 to get anything useful done. I didn't dare try upgrading my Web server.
Since you purchased RHEL 3, you get access to Red Hat technical support. Have you opened any tickets with us? I can take a look at them if so.
Generally speaking, RHEL 3 supports *lots* more hardware than RHL 7.2, especially USB. Not sure what applications weren't working for you, but let me know.
I wonder if anyone has any idea why this should happen. Is it RedHat moving away from supporting KDE? (a completely speculative hypothesis) I'm thinking of moving to SUSE, as I tried it and RedHat when I last upgraded (RedHat was slightly better). I'd appreciate advice from anyone who is a RedHat and/or SUSE guru. Thanks in advance.
The fact of the matter is that Red Hat has much more in-house expertise when it comes to GNOME, but that certainly doesn't mean we'll abandon KDE. Actually, we're making efforts to better integrate KDE and GNOME (see Bluecurve).
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