JohnS wrote: > On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 11:34 -0500, Lanny Marcus wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Jim Perrin <jperrin at gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:40 AM, jarmo <oh1mrr at nic.fi> wrote: >>>> I found reason, why update wont go. I have installed much newer >>>> glibc, than what comes with 5.3. I needed that, because of couple >>>> radioamateur progs. >>>> Now have to think, how do I downgrade glibc. If I try remove, there's >>>> over 600 pagages, which have to remove and that's not good. >>> I'm rather surprised that your system is even 'mostly' funcitonal >>> after having updated glibc. It's a core package that nearly everything >>> in the distro requires, and is built against. I'm curious as to why >>> you forced in a glibc update instead of rebuilding radioamateur to >>> suit the existing glibc? >> Jarmo: If you need the "latest and greatest" stuff, to run the ham >> radio software, this may not be the best distro for you. This is an >> Enterprise distro, which rarely, if ever, has the "latest and >> greatest". If you break it, you get to keep the pieces. Read the >> information on the CentOS Wiki, about why not to do what you did and >> how to configure the priorities plugin. 73, Lanny > ---- > My Two CentOS! > It is the latest and greatest for Ham Radio. > http://hamlib.sourceforge.net/ > Or you can get it from Karans Repo "karan.org" > > The average ham want have a clue how to use it on CentOS. I've often > thought about a Wiki Article on it. I'm just waiting on Yaesu FT 9000DX > support. > > Hamlib is just that a "Libary" other apps interface with the lib to be > able to use it. If the OP wants a turn key system he look the Debian > Way. It provide everything from logging to radio control. Yes - as long as it builds on CentOS then CentOS is a good platform if you want stability. Newer distro's like Fedora etc. often have other instability issues because they are bleeding edge in too many areas. But if you have a specific need, what you need builds on CentOS, then using a stable OS as your base certainly shouldn't be discouraged.