Re: Red Hat user shopping around
May 9, at 09:45, dman sent through the Star Gate:
>Whenever a library goes through a major incompatible revision, debian
>keeps both around as separately named packages designed to co-exist.
That by itself is a good enough reason for me to try Debian. I tried as a
newbie to upgrade some packages in my RH 5.2 box so I could run some programs I
needed. After I finished, other progams I needed no longer worked. I ended up
having to wipe the box and reinstall from scratch. Upgrading Red Hat has been a
major nightmare. Right now I have a Red Hat 7.2 box that I use to host a couple
hundred non-profits, mostly churches. For security reasons I need to keep it
upgraded to the latest releases of the programs I'm using. I tried to upgrade
two other boxes. Neither worked. I had to wipe them and install from scratch.
I have so many customizations to this box that if the upgrade fails, I'm going
to lose a bunch of services I provide that will take me months to reinstall.
Glen
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