Re: [gnome-love] updating gnome on enterprise linux

["Zoltan Sekeres" <zoltan sekeres collogia de>]

Hi Don,

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:45 AM,  <DON RAIKES oracle com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>  I am needing to install enterprise linux 4 in order to support some applications from work.
>
>  My problem is that I also need the latest gnome to ensure accessibility.
>  The rpm packages are not available to update gnome to the latest and greatest on enterprise linux.
>
>  What is the reccommended method for compiling gnome?
>  Is it jhbuild or garnome or is there something better?
>
>  I would like to get gnome up to the level it is in ubuntu 7.10 aat the very least and keep it up-to-date 
> from there.

How about approaching this the other way round:
- Install Ubuntu 7.10 (or 8.04).
- Install necessary compatibility stuff like libraries and older gcc versions.
- Copy over /etc/redhat-release so that installers checking for it
think they run on RHEL.
- Install your applications from work.

Of course only do this with non-business-critical stuff. In my case I
use a Ubuntu box at home to test run various SAP products. There is
the occasional glitch (e.g. wrong path of awk) but til now nothing a
little bit of googling couldn't remedy.

Another alternative is to run the RHEL applications in a virtual
machine as guests on a Ubuntu host.

Enjoy,
Zoltan