[97906] in RedHat Linux List
Upgrading to Redhat 5.2 - a couple questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Snyder)
Thu Nov 5 18:08:38 1998
From: "Jim Snyder" <jsnyder@davis.com>
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 15:08:40 -0800
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Hi
I have been using my Red Hat Linux 5.1 for about 4 months now without a
hitch. I have been using it primarily for fun, to surf the web, and check
e-mail. I am very happy with how it is working, especially once I got past
the PPP set up, which btw, was very easy once I learned how. Using Linux has
also allowed me to practice a few UNIX commands which is important for my
job.
This list has been very helpful.
I am ready to get a little more serious and would like to know:
Is it worth it to upgrade to the latest 5.2?
Is it a free download to upgrade if I just purchased 5.1 in June?
Is there an rpm for the RH 5.2 upgrade or is it better just to purchase the
new CD from RH?
This may be the wrong list to ask but: I recently received an offer from
SUSE for their latest version and upgrade to my Applixware. Does anyone have
any comments or experience with this version and company? I noticed that
they had an X-server for my Rendition chip set video card which I had to set
aside for a S3 Virge when I loaded RH 5.1 and XFree86. I'm using it
currently with a NT 4.0 machine.
This may sound a little crazy but, I would like to check out SUSE and get my
Applixware upgrade, then load it up on one machine and network my 3 machines
with SUSE, RH 5.2, and NT 4.0 for more Linux and networking experience. Any
comments or suggestions?
I could go on and on but really appreciate the replies for the above
questions for now.
Many thanks in advance!
Jim Snyder
jsnyder@davis.com
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