[CentOS] Re: New to CentOS, and wondering about application availability

[Jim Perrin]

On 7/27/05, Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith at ieee.org> wrote:
> Karanbir Singh <Mail-Lists at karan.org> wrote:
> > Whats wrong with CentOS4 that he has just installed ?
> 
> _Nothing_.
> 
> > The orignal post was about sources/ repositories for
> > CentOS4, and not whats wrong with FC4.
> 
> But he brought up getting packages from FC4.
> 
> I was trying to convey ...
> 1)  FC4 is the next ".0" revision, and
> 2)  FC3 is the ".1" revision that _maps_to_ RHEL4
> 
> People who tap FC packages for RHEL4 (or CentOS4) need to be
> _aware_ of this!  There is not a day that goes by that people
> think FC4 -> RHEL4.  It is FC3 -> RHEL4!
> 
> [ Now I blame Red Hat for that, but that's another story. ]

> He went to Fedora Core 3 to get a package for CentOS.
> 
> Knowing that FC4 is a new ".0" release and uses GCC 4 is
> very, very pretinent to why you're going to have build issues
> on RHEL4 (and CentOS4)!  And that's why he needs to stick
> with FC3 if he's going to attempt to use packages from Fedora
> for CentOS4!
> 


So he bought himself a ford, and is trying to bolt on a few chevy
parts. He doesn't need to go buy a chevy to match the part he got, he
needs to get some ford parts. </redneck>

His logic is travelling thusly. He wants a package, and he wants a
reasonably new version of it. fc4 is new, so he initially tries to use
that one. When it failed, he asked on the mailing list like a good
user, so rather than point him to the shop up the street, we can help
in 3 simple steps

1. Inform him of his error. Note to Dave: What you did was not
correct, which is why it broke.
2. Point him to the right locations for additional yum packages. Note
to Dave: Install dag's repo and gpg key, available at dag.wieers.com.
Also install the Extras and Misc repos (and gpg keys) from
centos.karan.org. These 3 repos should provide you with everything you
need.
3. Ensure that your solution solves the user's dilemma. Note to Dave:
Let us know if that didn't work, or stop by the irc channel (#centos
on freenode.net) for more immediate help.

I'm all out of snide manners to provide assistance and mock people
into staying on topic. Hopefully it's managed to help poor Dave, and
provide someone with a sense of humor.

--
Jim Perrin
System Administrator - UIT
Ft Gordon & US Army Signal Center