Daniel,
After the buggy GNOME release that shipped with RH V6.0, the folks at RH
probably are cautious/confused as I am as to how to upgrade the GNOME
libraries/rpm's packages to get to the next stable release of the GNOME
desktop.
I sure had a tough time figuring out what to do to upgrade GNOME to the next
stable release (RH V6.1?). I'm not alone, as most answers from numerous
Usenet posts suggested I just upgrade to RH6.1, rather than try to figure
out what RPM's needed to be obtained/run to upgrade GNOME to the level it
was at for RH V6.1 release. Not liking that approach to things (sounds like
the familiar M$ "jsut reload Windows fix") I decided to figure out how to
upgrade just GNOME.
Well, it took *weeks* and numerous posts before I managed to upgrade GNOME
from the RH V6.0 release to the GNOME V1.0.53 stable release (GNOME as
released with RH V6.1??). Without the help of a GNOME.org RPM dependancy
support Guru, I would have not got past all of the RPM dependancy problems I
ran into. Red Hat site was *no help* at all.
So, I have a working system with GNOME Base upgraded to 1.0.53 stable and
GNOME development libraries RHV6.0 ancient (I decided to quit while I was
ahead).
Perhaps I need to read through the GNOME.org web site, or subscribe to
different mail lists, but to date, I have not found clear documentation
defining packages that comprise GNOME stable releases (Base + Devlp) as well
as concise procedures on how to get GNOME (as a whole) from once stable
release to the next.
It may be no wonder that Red Hat decided not to address updating the GNOME
desktop that ships with V6.2. They can't figure it out, either.
Jim Intriglia
>From: Daniel Persson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Gnome setup in Redhat 6.2
>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:11:57 +0200 (CEST)
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>I would love to get some response from Redhat people on this one.
>
>Q. Why is the Gnome version on Redhat 6.2 so ancient ?
>I was really looking forward to get a real nice default Gnome desktop
>(like the Helix one) when
>installing my new wonderful Redhat Linux OS.
>(I has been a pleasure since RH 4.0)
>
>However, when starting my Gnome desktop i almost started to cry when i saw
>that it was a really old setup(Heck, there isnt even the rezizble panel
>that has been there since November - wich is really a must when working
>on a IBM 380 that only handles 800x600) also there seems to be only the
>old icons.
>
>No tear off menus or anything...
>
>OK, stop whining you say, but hey, Gnome has evolved a lot since october
>Gnome and the version on RH 6.2 dosent show any of the new features that
>are in the "STABLE" version of Gnome.(and have been there well in time to
>get it on the CD)
>
>I was looking forward to be able to demo Redhat and Gnome for my freinds,
>collegues and customers.
>
>The way it is now i have to get HelixGnome on a separte CD and install
>that to be able to show what the the stable verison of Gnome look and feel
>like.
>
>Will Redhat begin to include the Helixcode version of Gnome in the future
>(this way you wouldnt have to bother with the setup) ?
>
>OK, ill probobly will get flamed for this letter, however, as a Redhat
>user since 4.0 i have never once been disappontied before this.
>
>Of course, the rest of the dist seems wonderful as ever and it has some
>really nice features.
>
>Regards
>
>Daniel Persson
>
>PS Dont respond "Give up, use KDE instead" - i used KDE hardly to Beta2
>but have been a Gnome user since then -(spring 1998).
>I like Gnome and thats it.
>
>Daniel Persson
>
>Abonet Data AB ---> http://www.abonet.se
>Westbo Linux User Group ---> http://wlug.westbo.se
>En svensk site om Gnome ---> http://wlug.westbo.se/gnome
>
>Dagens kommentar :
>
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