3.1 soon?

[Rick Thomas]

Dan,

Thanks!

That's great news.

Just for completeness, could you please post a short how-to on the best way
of getting the updated apt and rpm from the server and installing them on a
"virgin" YDL-3.0 system.  It's a case of "who shall guard us from the
self-same guardians?"  -- If apt and rpm are suspect, how can we reliably
install the new ones?

If there's already a note on this topic on the www.yellowdoglinux.com
website and I've missed it, please post the URL here.

Thanks again!

Rick

> From: "Dan Burcaw" <dburcaw@terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Date: 17 Jun 2003 20:08:47 -0600
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: 3.1 soon?
> 
> By the way, I've posted the apt and rpm updates to the ftp server for
> mirroring tonight.  Hopefully this will resolve apt problems. That said,
> yum is the recommended update mechanism.
> 
> And no, I wouldn't expect YDL 3.1 very soon..
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 11:38, Rick Thomas wrote:
>> They're usually pretty tight-lipped about release dates, so I wouldn't
>> expect to see anything but speculation from uninformed folks (like me)
>> in this list on that subject.
>> 
>> That said, I'll speculate:
>> 
>> 1) YDLv3.0 just came out.  If I were running the show (which I'm not...
>> so I'm free to speculate) I'd want to wait at least 6 months (preferably
>> a year) between releases. It costs real $$ to produce a run of CD's and
>> you want to recoup as much of that as possible from sales before you
>> start the process all over again.
>> 
>> 2) YDLv3.0 is a great release!  It was a major step forward for Yellow
>> Dog Linux, and I recommend it over any of the 2.x releases. However,
>> there were some minor problems with the 3.0 release that are still being
>> straightened out.  I'd guess that they won't start on a new release til
>> they get this one under control.
>> 
>> 3) What would you like to see in YDLv3.1 that isn't already in 3.0?
>> Anything that can't be provided by the normal
>> apt-get/yum/download-the-RPM method of incremental enhancements?
>> 
>> 
>> So... Here's my recommendation:
>> 
>> 1) Buy a copy of YDLv3.0.  Download and burn the ISO's if you feel the
>> need, but you _should_ financially support the folks who did the work if
>> you can.
>> 
>> 2) Install it.
>> 
>> 3) Get the fixed "apt-0.5.5cnc5-fr3.ppc.rpm" rpm from
>> <<http://ayo.freshrpms.net/yellowdog/3.0/ppc/freshrpms/RPMS/>>
>> and install it.  Do this immediately after installing from the CDs --
>> before even installing any of the security fixes; apt on the 3.0 cds is
>> broken, and you need a working apt for the next step.
>> 
>> 4) Do an "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade" to pick up the latest
>> security patches and bug-fixes.
>> 
>> 5) Customize as you see fit.
>> 
>> 6) Enjoy!
>> 
>> 7) When 3.1 comes out in 6 months or a year, do it all over again.
>> 
>> 
>> Rick
>> (Not associated with Yellow Dog or Terrasoft in any way except as a
>> satisfied customer.)
>> 
>> 
>> "Larson, Timothy E." wrote:
>>> 
>>> Is there going to be a 3.1 release soon?  I'm not the type to be constantly
>>> upgrading stuff - I like to install something that works and then use it as
>>> long as possible.  I've been thinking of switching to YDL for full-time use,
>>> but the latest YDL I have is 2.3.  I'm thinking I should buy a copy of 3.x,
>>> but if 3.1 is right around the corner, I would wait just a bit for it.
>>> 
>>> Tim
>>> 
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