Re: Updating Redflag Desktop 4

Hi Ben,

I will FW your questions to Redflag staffs and try to get answers from
them.

Best regards.
----
Colin.


Ben Gunn wrote:

> Colin
>
> I just upgraded the kernel using the RH8 package. No problems. I tried
> to install apt-get, but get a dependancy failure because rpm is less
> than ver 4.1 I tried installing rpm-4.1 but I get all sorts of other
> dependancy failures.  I know you do a lot of work with Redflag so can
> I ask: other building from source, are there any easy options for
> keeping Redflag up-to-date?
>
> Regards,
>
> Ben
>
> 氓篓2004氓鹿麓3忙2忙楼莽13:20茂录Colin Zhu氓茅茂录
>
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> I think the more exact announcement should be that "Redflag linux
>> distribution is greatly compatible with Redhat linux distribution".
>> So many (not all) RPMs from RH systems should not encounter big
>> problems on Redflag, which is compatible for each other.
>>
>> There are still differences so the case should depend on the real
>> environment.
>>
>> Best regards.
>> ----
>> Colin.
>>
>>
>> Ben Gunn wrote:
>>
>> > HI All
>> >
>> > I have a question about keeping Redflag Desktop 4 updated with all
>> > the latest bug/security fixes. I believe Colin once said that
>> > Redflag is based on RH. If this is the case, could I use RH rpms to
>> > keep Redflag up-to-date? I assume Redflag Desktop 4 is based on
>> > RH8, correct? Does that mean I can use synaptic along with
>> > fedora-legacy support to maintain my system?
>> >
>> > How do you other Redflag users deal with this issue?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Ben
>> >
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