I'm still a newbie, so if I'm wrong please set me straight (Axalon, Steve,
Jeanette, etc.)
Are you trying to convert a RedHat 6.0 system to Mandrake? I don't suggest
mixing systems. So that I don't cut you off short, I'll presume that you're
going from a Mandrake 6.0 system to MacMillan Mandrake 6.5 (actually really
Mandrake 6.1...MacMillan is sort of goofy with their numbering).
When installing libraries, be sure that you do NOT upgrade a library. If an
older program is looking for the older library, you want to be sure it is
available.
I suggest taking a visit to www.mandrakeuser.org. It's an excellent site
and very well laid out for a newbie. The site also lists additional books
and references.
HTH,
Matt
BTW - do you work for Intel? I thought all Intel employees had to swear
allegiance to Microsoft :-)
>From: "Smith, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [newbie] Linux and upgrades
>Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:39:51 -0700
>
>I don't understand how Linux and the various distributions handle upgrades.
>For example:
>I have RedHat 6.0 installed and I decided to flesh it out / upgrade it with
>Mandrake 6.5.
>I didn't see anything in the documentation regarding upgrades versus full
>installs so
>I started using gnorpm to successively upgrade / install different
>components.
>
>One of the frequent warnings was missing libraries. When I tried to install
>the requested
>versions of the libraries I was warned that newer versions were already
>loaded and
>did I wish to risk making the system unstable be loading the older version.
>When I
>tried running the applications with the newer versions they objected to not
>finding the
>older versions.
>
>So a few questions:
>
>- Is there a README, FAQ, book which I should be reading? My initial
>searches
> have be unproductive.
>
>- Does the Linux paradigm expect you to maintain old versions of each
>library? If
> so how do you upgrade programs to bug fixed versions of libraries? Could
>someone
> summarize the "Linux upgrade / update paradigm"? I have found it
>relatively easy to
> upgrade the kernel but adding new programs is being difficult due to
>library versioning
> problems.
>
>- Is there Mandrake "upgrade" option? I felt nervous about following the
>install
> directions, with the hope that an upgrade option might be presented.
>
>Bill Smith
>Intel ASC Santa Clara
>Phone: 408-765-4570 / Fax: 408-653-8511
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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