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Originally posted by albatorsk
Well, you were compiling an operating system kernel from source code. Of course it was involved. That's exactly why you should wait for the distributor to provide packages for those critical parts of the system unless you're sure about what you are doing or have "nothing important" to lose if all goes to hell
Would you really install a Windows Servicepack from source code if it meant getting it a few days earlier than a pre-compiled version?
Well, you were compiling an operating system kernel from source code. Of course it was involved. That's exactly why you should wait for the distributor to provide packages for those critical parts of the system unless you're sure about what you are doing or have "nothing important" to lose if all goes to hell
Would you really install a Windows Servicepack from source code if it meant getting it a few days earlier than a pre-compiled version?
Also, the changes in configuration of various system features (like iptables vs. ipchains) made things a bit more involved than I would have liked.
That said, it's nearly impossible to "upgrade" a Windows system and retain all of your settings. (until Windows XP, you couldn't upgrade from a Win95/98/me system to an NT-based one due to changes in the registry and user settings locations)
Waiting for a distribution to get updated packages with all of the dependencies taken care of is possible (but I'm too impatient for that, and these are experimentation boxes
).- Steve
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