On 11-Oct-08, at 2:16 PM, Ralph Angenendt wrote: >> >> 3. Is it a bad idea to install some software from the command-line >> via >> wget, some software from the graphical Package Manager, and some >> software from the the web? What I mean is, so far it seems like Linux >> manages the list of installed packages, and I just wonder if I'm >> screwing things up this way. > > Yes. Bad idea and it *will* screw up your system. Read up on CentOS > and try > to understand why we ship exactly that set of packages contained in > any > of the 4 available CentOS versions. If you find that not having the > newest > software available, CentOS might not be the correct distribution for > you. > > If you want to have a stable set of packages supported for seven > years(!), > then stay with CentOS. Mixing CentOS packages and "stuff from the > web" will > not help with that. Thanks a lot for the explanation (and to admin also). Everything you say makes sense, and I will look at using YUM for adding the software I need. ...Rene