It's really not a problem anymore. Now that APT has come to Redhat (and I hope it makes it into the distro soon!) life is SO much easier.
The other day I finally had it with the broken installers aka "red-carpet" and "up2date" which sometimes --force packages to be installed. These packages were from Ximian...a company whose product is fantastic, when it's not breaking things.
I removed all the ximian stuff in runlevel 3; "rpm -ve `rpm -vqa | grep ximian`" and then told apt to 'handle it': "apt-get -f upgrade" and it was back to the original Redhat 7.2, with the latest upgrades. Slick!
Then I added the 7.3 repository to the list and did "apt-get dist-upgrade" and in under an hour I had the whole thing upgraded. No gripes, no worries, and smooth as silk. No wonder there's been such a Debian following! This stuff's great!
First, get your Redhat box updated; this needs the newest popt* and rpm* files. Then go to http://www.freshrpms.net and download and install APT. You won't regret it. No more dependency problems!
When empire came out, it was the "worst episode...ever" that I'd seen until that time. It seemed butchered...all for the sake of merchandise.
In the final scene when the, let's face it, perfect-for-action-figures-Ewoks are dancing around, they weren't using what I'd call 'native' instruments- instead the music was contrived, focus-group-driven and sucked all the thrill of victory out of the thing.
But the other night it was aired again, I believe on USA, with a new soundtrack that I don't remember hearing before. It was perfect for the scene...and unlike the previous, it didn't bring to mind a song that would have third-graders humming all day at school the next day.
What I'm getting at here, is that maybe George has finally got enough boats/houses/baseball teams/private islands, and he's gotten older and more pensive about the thing. I've heard several things about the new movie, which I'll be seeing in a couple of hours, that suggest regret for the way they first came out, and a therapy of sorts to set things right.
What made episode 4 so great? No expectations. Little money, and a furious hope that people would enjoy the plot and these unknown actors to the point that they'd love the story. And we did- there was no "usual suspects" rounded up for the movie (Sorry, Sam Jackson: I love ya, but you're a known-quantity now).
It was all about the story: a kid like most of us, staying home to do what's right by the family. Then he learns about this hidden talent and before he can really control it, he's called upon to use it to protect his friends. And for a little vengence for his aunt and uncle.
But once it started earning megabucks outta nowhere, someone started messing with the formular and kinda forgot about the story. I hope to be able to report that we're back on track, with this movie.
Does Annikin fall into the acid and get the black suit at the end of this one, or is that the next one?
Having lived through some hoaxes already (Can you say Arab Oil Embargo?) I'm hesitant to jump on board this sky-is-falling craze.
Did anyone think to notice that the measuring stations over the last 100 years have become increasingly surrounded by the city's concrete?
Has anyone been at 30,000 feet lately to see just how tiny man's domain is compared to nature?
I keep hearing about global warming, but shouldn't something signalling the end of human life as we know it be **somewhat** universally accepted by scientists across the board? (See also: Ozone Hole, the Bermuda Triangle)
At last- a somic-book-to-big-screen-non-flop?!?!?
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Sounds like the team working on this movie learned from Batman. As far as I know, Batman and Spiderman are the only two SuperHeros to make it big, while still being only human- no turning back time, enhaling the Earth's oxygen in one breath, or other such silliness. That's why I've always liked them. But Batman just seemed cooler somehow.
That is, until the horendous monstrosity of the Batman movies came out. Rap music? In 1930's Gotam City? It was so distracting. And all the, let's face it...bullshit...in "Forever". I can't believe it's the only movie I ever walked out on! Ick!
Jack Nicholson as the Joker...several really GOOD Batman actors (not sure which I liked best!) and lots of money for SFX, but the soul of Hollywood came through and managed to run it right into the ground.
So a chance for a new start; I look forward to enjoying Spiderman without fear! Thanks for the review!
Personally...if it doesn't run under Linux, I couldn't care less without dropping into a coma. I'll be damned if I complicate my life with viruses and crappy software, just to play a 'game'.
I heard for a time there was a native client, but that seems to have gone away. Or has there been news that I've missed on the subject? (Or was that Ultima Online?!?!)
I'd also be interested in Linux-friendly alternatives...anyone?
Who recompiles kernels anymore?:) I haven't *had* to recompile a kernel in almost two years, I just keep getting the ISOs and upgrading once in a blue moon.
And building the software from a tarball? Forget about it; the first time a funtion's missing and it
requires a library, I'm forever trying to find it.
The only thing CLOSE to being a pain in keeping up with the games is loading SDL, but it's easy too!
I keep hearing about how Windows is so easy to use, but moments ago I showed someone (Again!) how to drag and drop a file. She's be at this job since before 1995 when the computers were installed; some people you're never gonna reach.
But I'm not seeing an old Slackware, install-by-tarballs machine running a monochrome
monitor being installed into school desktops; anyone trying that should be shot, and allowed to admin windows for a living.
I use Redhat and Ximian here. I don't have time to put on my programmer-hat every time I install something, and the RPMs cover my ass so I don't crash libraries or something, and keep in mind I can install them from the comfort of my own desk instead of walking the halls to get to the Windows box.
And Ximian is a big help, too; their latest offerings are at least as good as Microsoft for the things that matter (Spreadsheets, Word Processing, etc) and get better every month. If you haven't tried them, now's the time to start watching; they've done a superb job.
And as for learning....how'd these people ever migrate off of WfW? And then to Win98...then to 2000? It's not the exact same thing, and that's rather the *point* isn't it?
So Advantage is headed Linux, aye? Looking for ANYTHING better than SCO Unix (as installed, perhaps in 1972 with three-wire printer/modem/terminal links and no networking at all) I steered them towards Triad's Falcon instead.
But then, I'm working on moving them in the direction of Linux anyway.;)
If you'd like some help with that (as I'm on a temporary stint here at Chicago's Largest Lumberyard) let me know.
Brian Fahrlander
kilroy@kamakiriad.com
ICQ#5119262
Make sure you've looked _lately_ at Linux; the latest Redhat 7.2 with Ximian loaded is incredible. Smooth, well-considered menus, easy-to-operate "Explorer" (I still hate that name) and as a sysadmin is in charge of the root password, they can't add all the stupid stuff like ElfBowl and Frogpult. Not to mention the rest of the well-known attributes.
Take another peek; I think you'll be surprised by the changes that happen every quarter-year.
I couldn't agree more; I guess they had to say something- this is something we should credit the author for actually offering balance, rather than just being one-sided, even if it IS in Microsoft's favor.
But 'costing more in the end' and 'ending up in the OS business'??!?! What bullshit; I've maintained a field of Win9x machines....I was always in the licensing business and changing the versions so that people can buy new versions of the same old software. And the constant virus work...don't get me started!!
Does anyone else remember an airliner going down "without reason" and the pilot was spouting Islamic yadda-yadda on the black box? It was clear-air, no ceiling, beautiful day. I'm guessing they wanted to see if anyone could stop a 'lamakazi' from taking the plane down, or if it'd be stopped by automatic controls or some other source. Does this ring a bell?
Does anyone else here watch "The Critic" on USA?
I keep thinking "John Katz: I't stinks!":)
(No, in fact I have NO useful comment, aside from this attempt at humor, why?)
Have a nice day, guys!
Rebuilding the kernel isn't something I have to do
anymore, but many businesses (hint, hint) still need to load exotic drivers and such for development, and there's still much to be developed.
Redhat's always been bad about 'hotrodding' the environment in which the kernel lives, specifically in the area of kernel headers for SMP machines.
I spent most of a year getting my 3D environment nailed down and the framerates where they need to be. What I kept hearing was "Redhat does funny things with the kernel headers" and for that reason my machine sat idle.
For how much longer will I unable to tell people 'just drop in a kernel from kernel.org'?
Actually, it does matter- a great deal! What happens when evidence of Microsoft's theft of Spyglass (and a host of others) makes it out?
LAWSUITS!
It couldn't happen to nicer people.
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It's really not a problem anymore. Now that APT has come to Redhat (and I hope it makes it into the distro soon!) life is SO much easier. The other day I finally had it with the broken installers aka "red-carpet" and "up2date" which sometimes --force packages to be installed. These packages were from Ximian...a company whose product is fantastic, when it's not breaking things.
I removed all the ximian stuff in runlevel 3; "rpm -ve `rpm -vqa | grep ximian`" and then told apt to 'handle it': "apt-get -f upgrade" and it was back to the original Redhat 7.2, with the latest upgrades. Slick!
Then I added the 7.3 repository to the list and did "apt-get dist-upgrade" and in under an hour I had the whole thing upgraded. No gripes, no worries, and smooth as silk. No wonder there's been such a Debian following! This stuff's great!
First, get your Redhat box updated; this needs the newest popt* and rpm* files. Then go to http://www.freshrpms.net and download and install APT. You won't regret it. No more dependency problems!
Enjoy!
It's a shame the same isn't always true of Java. Is it still leaking memory? Still changing radically every 6-8 months? What a pain...
When empire came out, it was the "worst episode...ever" that I'd seen until that time. It seemed butchered...all for the sake of merchandise. In the final scene when the, let's face it, perfect-for-action-figures-Ewoks are dancing around, they weren't using what I'd call 'native' instruments- instead the music was contrived, focus-group-driven and sucked all the thrill of victory out of the thing.
But the other night it was aired again, I believe on USA, with a new soundtrack that I don't remember hearing before. It was perfect for the scene...and unlike the previous, it didn't bring to mind a song that would have third-graders humming all day at school the next day.
What I'm getting at here, is that maybe George has finally got enough boats/houses/baseball teams/private islands, and he's gotten older and more pensive about the thing. I've heard several things about the new movie, which I'll be seeing in a couple of hours, that suggest regret for the way they first came out, and a therapy of sorts to set things right.
What made episode 4 so great? No expectations. Little money, and a furious hope that people would enjoy the plot and these unknown actors to the point that they'd love the story. And we did- there was no "usual suspects" rounded up for the movie (Sorry, Sam Jackson: I love ya, but you're a known-quantity now).
It was all about the story: a kid like most of us, staying home to do what's right by the family. Then he learns about this hidden talent and before he can really control it, he's called upon to use it to protect his friends. And for a little vengence for his aunt and uncle.
But once it started earning megabucks outta nowhere, someone started messing with the formular and kinda forgot about the story. I hope to be able to report that we're back on track, with this movie.
Does Annikin fall into the acid and get the black suit at the end of this one, or is that the next one?
Having lived through some hoaxes already (Can you say Arab Oil Embargo?) I'm hesitant to jump on board this sky-is-falling craze.
Did anyone think to notice that the measuring stations over the last 100 years have become increasingly surrounded by the city's concrete?
Has anyone been at 30,000 feet lately to see just how tiny man's domain is compared to nature?
I keep hearing about global warming, but shouldn't something signalling the end of human life as we know it be **somewhat** universally accepted by scientists across the board? (See also: Ozone Hole, the Bermuda Triangle)
Sounds like the team working on this movie learned from Batman. As far as I know, Batman and Spiderman are the only two SuperHeros to make it big, while still being only human- no turning back time, enhaling the Earth's oxygen in one breath, or other such silliness. That's why I've always liked them. But Batman just seemed cooler somehow.
That is, until the horendous monstrosity of the Batman movies came out. Rap music? In 1930's Gotam City? It was so distracting. And all the, let's face it...bullshit...in "Forever". I can't believe it's the only movie I ever walked out on! Ick!
Jack Nicholson as the Joker...several really GOOD Batman actors (not sure which I liked best!) and lots of money for SFX, but the soul of Hollywood came through and managed to run it right into the ground.
So a chance for a new start; I look forward to enjoying Spiderman without fear! Thanks for the review!
Well, yeah if you look deep enough, the web will be aware of the truth. But just glancing..."every" browser claims to be Mozilla, doesn't it?
:)
Like:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; AOL 7.0; Windows 98; DigEx
and
Mozilla/5.0 Galeon/1.0.3 (X11; Linux i686; U;) Gecko/20020205
Isn't everything 'integrated' into Win9x prone to viruses? (Man, if we could only get these guys to write kernel code or GUI toolkits...)
Uh...Australia started out as a penal colony, as I recall...an island of prisoners a'la Escape From New York.
:)
Did anyone tell the government that this is no longer the case?
Personally...if it doesn't run under Linux, I couldn't care less without dropping into a coma. I'll be damned if I complicate my life with viruses and crappy software, just to play a 'game'.
I heard for a time there was a native client, but that seems to have gone away. Or has there been news that I've missed on the subject? (Or was that Ultima Online?!?!)
I'd also be interested in Linux-friendly alternatives...anyone?
Who recompiles kernels anymore? :) I haven't *had* to recompile a kernel in almost two years, I just keep getting the ISOs and upgrading once in a blue moon.
And building the software from a tarball? Forget about it; the first time a funtion's missing and it
requires a library, I'm forever trying to find it.
The only thing CLOSE to being a pain in keeping up with the games is loading SDL, but it's easy too!
And, MAN is that Nvidia support sweet!
Enjoy!
I keep hearing about how Windows is so easy to use, but moments ago I showed someone (Again!) how to drag and drop a file. She's be at this job since before 1995 when the computers were installed; some people you're never gonna reach.
But I'm not seeing an old Slackware, install-by-tarballs machine running a monochrome
monitor being installed into school desktops; anyone trying that should be shot, and allowed to admin windows for a living.
I use Redhat and Ximian here. I don't have time to put on my programmer-hat every time I install something, and the RPMs cover my ass so I don't crash libraries or something, and keep in mind I can install them from the comfort of my own desk instead of walking the halls to get to the Windows box.
And Ximian is a big help, too; their latest offerings are at least as good as Microsoft for the things that matter (Spreadsheets, Word Processing, etc) and get better every month. If you haven't tried them, now's the time to start watching; they've done a superb job.
And as for learning....how'd these people ever migrate off of WfW? And then to Win98...then to 2000? It's not the exact same thing, and that's rather the *point* isn't it?
So Advantage is headed Linux, aye? Looking for ANYTHING better than SCO Unix (as installed, perhaps in 1972 with three-wire printer/modem/terminal links and no networking at all) I steered them towards Triad's Falcon instead.
;)
But then, I'm working on moving them in the direction of Linux anyway.
If you'd like some help with that (as I'm on a temporary stint here at Chicago's Largest Lumberyard) let me know.
Brian Fahrlander
kilroy@kamakiriad.com
ICQ#5119262
Make sure you've looked _lately_ at Linux; the latest Redhat 7.2 with Ximian loaded is incredible. Smooth, well-considered menus, easy-to-operate "Explorer" (I still hate that name) and as a sysadmin is in charge of the root password, they can't add all the stupid stuff like ElfBowl and Frogpult. Not to mention the rest of the well-known attributes.
Take another peek; I think you'll be surprised by the changes that happen every quarter-year.
http://www.ximian.com
I couldn't agree more; I guess they had to say something- this is something we should credit the author for actually offering balance, rather than just being one-sided, even if it IS in Microsoft's favor.
But 'costing more in the end' and 'ending up in the OS business'??!?! What bullshit; I've maintained a field of Win9x machines....I was always in the licensing business and changing the versions so that people can buy new versions of the same old software. And the constant virus work...don't get me started!!
Does anyone else remember an airliner going down "without reason" and the pilot was spouting Islamic yadda-yadda on the black box? It was clear-air, no ceiling, beautiful day. I'm guessing they wanted to see if anyone could stop a 'lamakazi' from taking the plane down, or if it'd be stopped by automatic controls or some other source. Does this ring a bell?
Does anyone else here watch "The Critic" on USA? I keep thinking "John Katz: I't stinks!" :)
(No, in fact I have NO useful comment, aside from this attempt at humor, why?)
Have a nice day, guys!
Rebuilding the kernel isn't something I have to do anymore, but many businesses (hint, hint) still need to load exotic drivers and such for development, and there's still much to be developed.
Redhat's always been bad about 'hotrodding' the environment in which the kernel lives, specifically in the area of kernel headers for SMP machines.
I spent most of a year getting my 3D environment nailed down and the framerates where they need to be. What I kept hearing was "Redhat does funny things with the kernel headers" and for that reason my machine sat idle.
For how much longer will I unable to tell people 'just drop in a kernel from kernel.org'?
Actually, it does matter- a great deal! What happens when evidence of Microsoft's theft of Spyglass (and a host of others) makes it out?
LAWSUITS!
It couldn't happen to nicer people.