[svlug] RHL 5.2

[Bill Thompson]

Ira Abramov wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Todd Martin wrote:
> 
> > > Btw, anyone tried RedHat v5.2?
> >
> > Nope don't care too either. 5.1 works fine, I'll wait till the 2.2
> > kernel comes out and Red Hat finishes GNOME, then we'll be talking
> > upgrade, till then it would just be a waste. Why fix it if it aint
> > broke.  mean really all 5.2 is more of the same thing.
> 
> just a tiny remark to cinfirm. the main thing about 5.2 is that all the
> libraries are upgraded to the latest stable ones needed for 2.2, so
> dropping in the new stable kernel line, or the latest betas, is supposedly
> painless. Also Windowmaker made it into the core installation collection
> of RPMs, and the installation supports having more than one SCSI on the
> system.
> 
> so, yes, install it if you're putting up a new machine, but no, it's not a
> must to upgrade a working 5.1 machine (or 4.2 servers for that matter)
> 
> --
> Ira Abramov          (°-               L I N U X              -°)
> whois: IA58          //\                                      /\\
> www.scso.com         v_/_ Because a 486 is too good to waste _\_v
 
  If one has a 5.1 installation with kernel 2.0.35, going to 5.2 corrects
  a Epson Stylus printer problem.

  Bill

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