Steven Bradley wrote:
I've spent much of the last THREE WEEKS reviewing and attempting installations and it appears Fedora is impossible.
This really isn't the case.
In comes Fedora Core 4 . I make the CDs, I install the product, and with a fast processor and lots of space, I select Everything for package choice, around 6-7G as I recall. It takes a while to install it all.
I really doubt that that's what you want to do - this installs lots of server software - I'd really encourage you to install less - dpendent on your needs. The more packages you install, the more updates are required. I usually start with a workstation install, and then add things as I need them.
Well I've done his several times and each time I go to use the updates, I find them broken. I've seen (since July 30) problems with some polish update which can not resolve some issues and breaks the update process. I've seen situations of dependencies not satisfied.
It sounds like your problem is a broken mirror which yum is bailing out on. This shouldn't necessitate a reinstallation though. Perhaps if you detailed your yum setup to the list, we could help you through this.
The short form - I've not been able to freshly install Fedora Core 4 completely, with the Everything option used AND install all of the available updates, without some error or errors preventing the successful completion.
Again, try a lighter install initially. Everything else can be added later.
So, I think, I did buy Fedora Core 3 books and it has been out a little longer, perhaps it may be actually stable and works now?
FC4, for me, has been rock solid. On 4 machines.
Has anyone else recently installed Fedora Core 3 or 4 and installed Everything for the package option and successfully ran a full update on it after it was installed? Success means all updates install, no dependency problems, no SElinux added warnings or errors after a reboot after the updates.
I have done 2 recent FC4 installs and updates with no problems. One was for a "workstation" install, the other a "custom" install. Many people worldwide are running FC4 with no problem, it's really not broken. As I said above, if you post some more details to the list, we can help you through this.
Jonathan
