RE: RedHat 8 Upgrade

I'm sorry. I haven't done this in a while, and sorry if this is off... 
But...*nix has always been on option for servers and services.  Linux
itself was pretty good as a server 7 years ago when I first started
working with it and bringing in reliability and scalability not
available from MS.

'nuff said

On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 17:31, Steve Gwynn wrote:
> OK.  I won't.  Why is that the new Redhat-config-packages does not list any
> installation options that were not on the cd images, and offers no 'help' 
> file, or prompt for places to upgrade from.  As gnorpm did?
> 
> Is it FUD to notice changes in a backward direction?  As a 'Microsoft' desktop
> replacement, it appears to move forward.  As a platform for servers & services
> I'm not sure that's the case.  If the target has changed from a general purpose 
> operating system to a 'Microsoft' desktop alternative, notice to that effect is
> not readily evident.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Thomas Dodd
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:24 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: RedHat 8 Upgrade
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Steve Gwynn wrote:
> > I agree.  The 8.0 kit is missing 'gnorpm' as the first, and most obvious, to me.
> > It is different enough that I too will wait for an 8.1 or at least an 8.0x.
> 
> gnorpm is not missing. It's been removed, on purpose.
> redhat-config-packages is ment to REPLACE it.
> Just as redhat-config-xfree86 REPLACES Xconfigurator.
> 
> Please don't spread FUD.
> 
> > On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Robert Pare wrote:
> >>So after all the problems we had the other day, I would like to upgrade
> >>to Redhat 8.0 which I believe is the newest product.  Before I make this
> >>big move I wanted to consult my fellow Redhatters to ask is this going
> >>to be a fairly smooth transition?  I am assuming there is a simple
> >>upgrade procedure so I don't have to worry about re-creating all of my
> >>users or redoing my config of DNS or Mail?  Any feedback, suggestions or
> >>TIPS would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> It's working great for me. Some new tools and new
> configs to learn. Like GNOME2 and XFT2/fontconfig.
> 
> But fairly stable so far.
> Upgrades go well. Like all previous releases have.
> Just check the log afterwards and update new files.
> 
> 'find / -name "*.rpm*" ' is helpfull to find
> new configfiles that may need adjusting.
> 
> 	-Thomas
> 
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