>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! > > I'm the "he" in question, and for me there was no "sticking" with FC3. I only made the commitment to move from Windows to Linux a few weeks ago, and FC4 is the only distribution they make available on Fedora's own site, so I assumed it was the current one. So, I started with FC4, thinking it was merely the most recent, not realizing that it was actually a bleeding edge experimental version. On the Fedora Mailing list, someone recommended that I go with CentOS. But now that I'm here, I'm starting to regret it a bit. While Karanbir's posting helps, some of the links I chased down and my attempts to set up repositories have not worked so far and it's frustrating. This is probably just frustration talking, but at this point, I'm missing Windows. At least with Windows, there is far less confusion about versions and compatibility. Ditto for Mac. I've been experimenting with Linux for three weeks now, and I still have no idea which distribution actually works, let alone which will suit my needs. I have no idea what I gain or lose by choosing Debian builds over Red Hat builds or vice versa... and I've read reviews and distro watch and all that. I'm drowning in a sea of choices, and not in a good way. Dave