Re: Installing GNOME on RH 5.2 from RH 6 RPMs

[Michael Perry <mperry tsoft com>]

Quoting Dennis Lee on Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 02:34:25PM -0500:
> Johnathan Vail wrote:
> > 
> > I would like to run Gnome on a Redhat 5.2 system that I am currently
> > reluctant to upgrade.  I have the red hat 6 CDs and I am wondering if
> > I an install thouse RPMs instead of dowloding 50 meg of files of
> > slightly older revisions to run with Red Hat 5.2.
> 
> Even if you install Redhat 6.0 you will want/need to upgrade most of
> Gnome to get it running Perfect.
> 
> The Upgrade from 5.2 to 6.0 is smooth and easy worth the trouble.
> 
> Dennis Lee
> 
> 
The upgrade is definitely worth the time. If you are going to RH6, the new
rpms on Dax Kelson's ftp site (ftp.gurulabs.com) definitely have made gnome
and E much nicer and robust/stable. 

Upgrading the rpms is highly recommended.  I have done so on both my linux
desktop and laptop.  Things are quite nice now.

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