Hi, Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to a new version with out upgrading my distribution. -- Sadaruwan Samaraweera
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:16:14AM +0530, Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote:> Hi, > > Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to > a new version with out upgrading my distribution. >If you "need" to upgrade gnome, then you don't really need CentOS. Read more about the purpose of Enterprise linux distributions. Tru -- Tru Huynh (mirrors, CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance) http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEFA581B -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20081113/9a31f1e7/attachment-0003.sig>
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera <slinuxworld at gmail.com> wrote:> Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to > a new version with out upgrading my distribution.Short answer: There is no supported way for doing this. Longer Answer: The unsupported methods require a great deal of gnome/RHEL/CentOS understanding in how things link together. Another thing to keep in mind is that with a new version of gnome, several of the underlying utilities for the gui tools are built against a specific version. You'll either have to have 2 sets installed (which can cause issues) or you'll have to rebuild most of the gui tools to link to the new gnome libs., at which point you're basically not on CentOS anymore. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell
Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote:> Hi, > > Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to > a new version with out upgrading my distribution.Read the archives. You DON'T want to do this....
Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote:> Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME > version to > a new version with out upgrading my distribution. >Hmm, a quick search reveals this was posted last month in the CentOS list by a certain Sadaruwan Samaraweera. Do you know him? http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-October/065922.html Regards, Vandaman.
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera <slinuxworld at gmail.com> wrote:> Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to > a new version with out upgrading my distribution.If you want the latest and greatest, you don't want to use an Enterprise Distro. Consider moving to Fedora or Ubuntu or something else. If you break CentOS, it is yours to fix.
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Sadaruwan Samaraweera <slinuxworld at gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > > Can any one tell me how to upgrade from the current GNOME version to > a new version with out upgrading my distribution. >Short answer: you can't. Right answer: Don't. Long answer: Google is your friend (but CentOS won't be). Would you like to try again next month? mhr