On 9/23/06, anthony baldwin <anthonybaldwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Arthur Pemberton wrote: > On 9/23/06, anthony baldwin <anthonybaldwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I have to say...within the past week I have attempted several fresh >> installs of FC5, >> and everytime I run a yum update on anything, something breaks. >> What the heck is going on? >> >> I ha installed FC5 on the 80gb drive I had that just bought the farm in, >> hmmmm, July. >> I had updated everything, and the system was all happy and smiley until >> the hdd went last week. >> But now, suddenlym I can´t install and update FC5 without breaking >> stuff... >> I DLing Kubuntu right now... >> My work and my business (document translation) depend on my computer, >> and this crap is costing >> me time, sleep, and money. >> >> I´ve been using RH or FC since RH7.1, and I´ve never had so much trouble >> just getting a system up and running. >> >> I don´t know...I still have some FC3 discs here, but I don´t want to go >> backwards. >> I don´t want to install FC5 and not be able to update stuff, even. I >> like everything up to date. >> I´m getting headaches with all of this... >> Sounds like more of a rant than a support request or anything valid, >> hein? >> I have been all gushy and lovey about FC and RH for years...Suddenly, I >> don´t know. >> I mean, I´m not doing anything different than I have for the past >> several years...but I´m not >> getting the same happy results I´m used to getting. >> >> tony > > > > Why not download a respin and update that...lot less work. What´s a respin?
ISOs of fedora (or any distro) that contain a bunch of the updates already in it, so you don't have to dload them seperately all over. -- Fedora Core 5 and proud
