On Jan 24, 2000 at 10:06, Aditya Deshpande wrote:
[satya wrote]
> | Should I upgrade from RH6 to RH6.1? Should I leave well enough alone?
> | Should I get SuSe or Debian instead? Should I wait for RH6.1++ ?
> There should be no wars rregarding techie opinions in the first place.
When it comes to linux, there are :)
> I have heard that the upgrade goes smooth. But you will have to and anyway
> should back up your Config file. Few changes in the config files
> need to be made in the few files like conf.modules. Becoz the 6.1 loads
> hardware modules as they are detected. Printers are not detected
> until you mention it's entry in conf.modules.
No problem there, I intend to backup RSN anyway. I heard various stories:
. the upgrade hangs
. the upgrade proceeds, but things break afterwards (xterms, stuff)
. config files may break (you just said that)
How about if I manually upgrade various modules/apps/utils/libs?
(I do know the danger of upgrading libc)
> Although I feel if you have a network running on 6.0 the upgrade might come
> out to be a tedious task.
No network.
> If you are somewhere near Juhu I could lend you the PCQ CD myself.
Thanks, but I want my own CD. That way I can quickly fix stuff I break at
midnight.
--
Satya. http://satyaonline.cjb.net/
Mumbai bus guide at http://satyaonline.cjb.net/ !
FREE! Email reminder service at http://satyaonline.cjb.net/rem.html
<<< Hi! I'm a tagline virus! Steal me & join in the fun! >>>
To subscribe / unsubscribe goto the site www.ilug-bom.org ., click on the mailing list
button and fill the appropriate information
and submit. For any other queries contact the ML maintener
