Scientific-Linux: which version has bigger support date?

2011-09-29 Thread lancebaynes87
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/21692/scientific-linux-which-version-has-bigger-support-date We have several Desktop PC's that has Fedora 14 installed. Great! But: We need a Linux distro that doesn't need a reinstall in ""every half year"". (no, dist-upgrade is not an option!). We found

How to install VLC player/Chrome/VirtualBox on Scientific-Linux 6.1?

2011-09-30 Thread lancebaynes87
Using other distribution's repositories is a bad idea, because ex.: Fedora doesn't has 6 years support of a given version of the OS. What is the best-practise for Scientific-Linux? What are the to-do's after a "Minimal Desktop" install? So the real Question: How can I install a "fresh" version