> On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 10:42:24AM -0700, Cassandra Lynette Brockett > wrote: >> Personally not really liking rhat very much, I'd suggest another OS, but >> for >> stability, so far 6.2 is the most stable of the rhat releases I've >> played > > 6.2 is ok if you don't mind the fact it's EOLed and you'd want to majorly > upgrade stuff on there (perl is the main one for SA...)
I was just gonna say :) 6.2 is ancient now, and if you're doing a new install I wouldn't suggest it at all. Having said that, I am running 6.2, but it has had *major* amounts of upgrades over the (long) time its been on there...including kernels (now running 2.4.20) gcc (you need at least gcc 2.95 to compile a lot of modern stuff) glibc, perl (5.8.0 now) and just about every daemon running on it... (sendmail etc) As long as you realise that a distro installation is a "starting point" and that just about anything can be upgraded if you try hard enough, that applies more to existing installs that can't afford to be down for the purpose of a "normal" install. Expect to compile a lot of stuff for yourself though, like kernels, and a later gcc, and be content with having to use source rpm's or source rather than binary rpms, as pretty much nobody is making binary rpm's for 6.2 anymore. If you're installing from scratch, definately go with 7.3 as Theo suggests, I've found 7.3 to be just as good. I'd also steer clear of 8 and 9 for now... Another reason against using 6.2 on a new install is that the installer is, well, buggy, and it simply will not install on some new hardware - for example it just totally freezes just before the copying stage on a nice new 2.4Ghz P4 I got recently, whereas the 7.3 installer flew through with no problems..... (the 6.2 installer was problematic even in its day) Regards, Simon ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay Get office equipment for less on eBay! http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
