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Red Hat 7.2 Released
Spirit writes "Red Hat has anounced the release of Version 7.2 distribution with Gnome 1.4 and Nautilus, default ext3 fliesystem and according to ZDnet migration from LILO to GRUB"
Updated by HeUnique:There are some issues to note before upgrading: The kernel that comes with the RH 7.2 is heavily patched 2.4.7 and has been tested quite heavily on fully loaded Linux boxes - so the recommendation is to use it
If you're upgrading from the previous Red Hat 7.1 and you're using Ximian GNOME, then you might want to erase all Ximian GNOME RPMS (use the command: rpm -e `rpm -qa | grep -i ximian` --nodeps to erase the RPMS). Red Hat's GNOME RPMS has been more tested then Ximian's one and there is a conflict between them. You cannot use Red-Carpet on Redhat 7.2 as it will fail with the RPM libraries.
These are the most critical notes about Redhat 7.2. You might want to read the README & the Release-notes which appears on the 1st ISO image.
Oh, and if you already installed it - then have some fun with the new un-official RPMS from Enigma's section of FreshRPMS
Second derivative test tables! -Fran
"Terrorists are strongest where states are weakest"
An excellent comment!
boo fuckin hoo, you just realized now that slashdot sucks? not the brightest bulb in the chandalier, eh?
The press release is dated today.
You haven't sucked enough onto editors' cocks.
So, repeat after me: SUCK ONTO MY COCK!
Shut the Fuck up.
This has been a public service announcement from the STFU Organization.
Probably because it wan't released on the 16th.
Please mod parent up.
Respectfully,
Ollie Oyster
"One guy wrote that we should take all these Legos and build giant robots with which to attack Afghanastan." -- Rob Malda, Founder of Slashdot, a "News for Nerds" website, in a NPR report on post WTC gen-X, 10/22/2001
I, for one, would like to take a moment to thank Rob for setting us "Nerds" back where we belong. Way to make us look like a bunch of childish tech-heads with no conception of the real world! (That was sarcasm, you nincompoop!)
Well, I've not used RedHat since about 5.2 or 6, so I can't comment on that, but I did install Mandrake 8.1 on both my home and work machines a couple of weeks ago. (Upgrading from 8.0)
I almost wish I hadn't. Supermount doesn't seem to want to work anymore, no matter what I try, and X on my work machine locks up about twice a week.
If I had the time, I'd probably go back to 8.0, at least at work, but I'm a little too busy for a reinstall now (the upgrade was performed at a weekend, when I was in to make up for missed time (damn that guilt...))
Cheers,
Tim
It's official. Most of you are morons.
I sense a small trace of anger in your voice, are things ok at home?
And how is waiting for everyone to tell you what to do avoiding the bandwagon?
ARGH! THE PAIN...............
Flamebait? How is the above post flamebait? The guy was right on the money. Alan Cox is, to put it bluntly, a fat fucking dirty slob.
So I reiterate the pleas of the previous poster. TAKE AN HOUR OFF KERNEL DEVELOPMENT AND USE IT FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE!
PoeÇs Cask of Amontillado is a very deranged piece if literature. The character consisted of the cruel narrator, Montresor, and is victim, Fortunato. The narrator claims Fortunato has wronged him somehow and entombs Fortunato still living as revenge. Poe uses the walk down the catacombÇs halls to build up suspense to the bizarre and horrific climax. MontresorÇs actions indicate that he is very cruel and at least slightly insane. He claims to have received Èone thousand injuries and when he ventured upon insult he vowed revenge,É yet Fortunato is somehow totally unaware of this. ForunatoÇs only character flaw is that he is something of an alcoholic. That would indicate these injuries likely only ever existed in MontresorÇs head. Poe seems to have a problem with making the plot completely realistic though. Montresor just happened to have enough bricks and mortar in his basementÇs catacombs to build another wall? Even if he did, how did they get there and would no one think anything of him having several hundred bricks put down there? It seems to be a bit of a stretch. Although I donÇt claim to know what Poe was thinking about one hundred-fifty years ago when he wrote this, it doesnÇt portray seeking vengeance in a positive light. Overall, Poe wrote an entertaining and suspenseful story.
The Father by Raymond Carver is the kind of short story that keeps people from wanting to read short stories. It is a mere page long and bores the reader throughout it. The characters consist of an unseen father, a probably promiscuous mother, three chatty daughters, and one ancient grandmother (probably from the fatherÇs side of the family). This unclear sleep aid appears to be about a baby boy that the mother had by another man. The motherÇs incessant, ÈNo, I donÇt think so,É responses to the child looking like anyone on the fatherÇs side of the family indicate this. That the mother, grandmother, and daughters went directly to look at the baby upon waking, while the father already awake just sat in the other room also seems indicative of tension in the household. The plot of the story is virtually nonexistent other than what may be poorly implied. The author fails to make any point about anything, real, implied, or imaginary with this story. The Father is probably the worst story IÇve ever read.
The Catbird Seat, by Thurber was one of the best stories in the book that IÇve read. It had many similarities with PoeÇs Cask of Amontillado, yet Thurber maintained far greater realism than Poe was able to. Mr. Martin is the protagonist bent of murdering an irritating female coworker, Ulgine Barrows. Mr. Martin doesnÇt seem completely credible though. It is hard to see the model worker, who never smokes or drinks, decide that the way to solve his problems with his coworker is to kill her. That is though something that seems unrealistic, but at the same time adds realism as such things have been done. MartinÇs murderous plan fails, but being something of an evil genius he uses that to his advantage. The title of the story comes from how Martin abuses the trust in him to make Ulgine Barrows appear insane to the boss, Mr. Fitweiler. Fitweiler then fires Ulgine Barrows, getting rid of her like Martin wanted all along. The author makes excellent use of suspense when Martin is called down to FitweilerÇs office, evoking a tension many readers are familiar with. Thurber did an excellent job portraying this very twisted tale.