Just wondering, what's the roadmap for OO to be upgraded. I have version 2.0.4 and official is already in 2.3.x and suppose in march there's going to be 2.4 version.
As well as Gimp, we using 2.2 and there is 2.4.x
Anyone heard upstream roadmap for upgrading?
Jarmo
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:55:41 +0200 jarmo oh1mrr@nic.fi took out a #2 pencil and scribbled:
Just wondering, what's the roadmap for OO to be upgraded. I have version 2.0.4 and official is already in 2.3.x and suppose in march there's going to be 2.4 version.
As well as Gimp, we using 2.2 and there is 2.4.x
Anyone heard upstream roadmap for upgrading?
Jarmo
Generally speaking, I believe there will be upgrades to those apps when upstream upgrades those apps. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. If you really really want the updated versions, you can yum remove openoffice and install the rpms from OpenOffice.Org with minimal hassle if any at all. I did not have problems with the packages from OO.O; YMMV of course.
I am not sure for GIMP; however, sorry. I don't use it very often.
HTH
Alex White
Jarmo,
You could try a different repository... epel or one of the fedora's may work for you.
I personally am not a fan of epel though.
You may be better of to simply get the source rpm's of the packages you want and build them yourself on your machine.
Alex White wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:55:41 +0200 jarmo oh1mrr@nic.fi took out a #2 pencil and scribbled:
Just wondering, what's the roadmap for OO to be upgraded. I have version 2.0.4 and official is already in 2.3.x and suppose in march there's going to be 2.4 version.
As well as Gimp, we using 2.2 and there is 2.4.x
Anyone heard upstream roadmap for upgrading?
Jarmo
Generally speaking, I believe there will be upgrades to those apps when upstream upgrades those apps. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. If you really really want the updated versions, you can yum remove openoffice and install the rpms from OpenOffice.Org with minimal hassle if any at all. I did not have problems with the packages from OO.O; YMMV of course.
I am not sure for GIMP; however, sorry. I don't use it very often.
HTH
Alex White
Milton Calnek kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika torstai, 17. tammikuuta 2008):
Jarmo,
You could try a different repository... epel or one of the fedora's may work for you.
I do not like mix "too" much repos into system, rather keep system as clean as "possible". Have been so happy and enjoyed CENTOS for its stbility. So think, adding "extras" into system I dig blood from my nose :D .
I think anyway there is some advantages with new versions, though more new bugs also :D .
Ok let's see, have to think
Jarmo
Alex White kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika torstai, 17. tammikuuta 2008):
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:55:41 +0200
Generally speaking, I believe there will be upgrades to those apps when upstream upgrades those apps. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. If you really really want the updated versions, you can yum remove openoffice and install the rpms from OpenOffice.Org with minimal hassle if any at all. I did not have problems with the packages from OO.O; YMMV of course. Alex White
Tnx for reply
Yes, I looked that possibility earlier today, cosiderable choise...
Jarmo
On Jan 17, 2008 7:55 AM, jarmo oh1mrr@nic.fi wrote:
As well as Gimp, we using 2.2 and there is 2.4.x
If you *must* use Gimp 2.4, it is possible to compile it from source (I have done that). However, it needs library files that are newer than those in the distro. So, I cannot recommend doing it unless you know exactly what you are doing.
Akemi
Akemi Yagi kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika torstai, 17. tammikuuta 2008):
On Jan 17, 2008 7:55 AM, jarmo oh1mrr@nic.fi wrote:
As well as Gimp, we using 2.2 and there is 2.4.x
If you *must* use Gimp 2.4, it is possible to compile it from source (I have done that). However, it needs library files that are newer than those in the distro. So, I cannot recommend doing it unless you know exactly what you are doing.
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I'm every now and then handling pictures with gimp, but not any specialist with it. Last summer bought my first digicam and have therefore some intrest manipulating pictures... Some basic things I can do with FOTOX http://kornelix.squarespace.com/fotox/
Yes, checked those library depencies and yes, not keen to start play with them at the moment...
Anyway, I have got all the time to wait some official upgradings.
Jarmo
jarmo wrote:
Just wondering, what's the roadmap for OO to be upgraded. I have version 2.0.4 and official is already in 2.3.x and suppose in march there's going to be 2.4 version.
As well as Gimp, we using 2.2 and there is 2.4.x
Anyone heard upstream roadmap for upgrading?
For version 5? Very unlikely, except maybe as a preview (like there is OOorg 1.x and OOorg2 in CentOS 4). One of the main reasons for using an *enterprise class* distribution is stability. Which means: No version changes, no ABI changes, no API changes where possible.
There have been some packages like Samba and Firefox/Thunderbird where backporting (http://www.redhat.com/advice/speaks_backport.html) wasn't possible anymore, so new versions were taken into the distribution. Or in the case of mozilla, which ceased to exist, it was replaced with seamonkey.
For all other applications you won't see any change in version for the lifetime of CentOS 5 (or 4 or 3 or 2.1 respectively). CentOS 6 might have the versions you are looking for ...
Cheers,
Ralph
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