On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 21:04 -0600, Greg Knaddison wrote: > No upgrade path is really all that supported or fool-proof. I never said it was fool-proof or asserted anything of the sort. Fedora Core versions _are_ designed to upgrade Red Hat Linux. Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS do not. In other words, I wanted him to know that Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS aren't done via direct "CD Upgrades" from Red Hat Linux. That's all. Don't read too much into what I said. He mentioned Fedora Core, so I explained to him that its the linear upgrade path from Red Hat Linux if you're planning to do a direct "CD Upgrade." > Since he hasn't upgraded his system from RH9 And with Fedora Legacy support continuing, unless he needs features, I'd just leave Red Hat Linux 9 in place for now. At least I'd do it _instead_ of trying to "upgrade" to CentOS via direct CD upgrade. > I would say that CentOS is more likely to suit him than FCx since > CentOS will be supported with more certainty for a longer period of > time. Agreed. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the only product Red Hat has ever given any certainty on support, so CentOS offers that as well. I would recommend he stick with Red Hat Linux 9 for now, but consider introducing CentOS 4 by installing it to a new disk on the same hardware. From what I read, I wanted him to know that he can't just do a direct "CD Upgrade" like he could with Fedora Core -- that's all. ;-> -- Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith at ieee.org http://thebs413.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The best things in life are NOT free - which is why life is easiest if you save all the bills until you can share them with the perfect woman