RPM or latest from distribution site

linuxnube · 05-11-2004, 04:35 PM

I have a Fedora Core 1 installation which is running our mail server (postfix) and webmail (horde et al) and am now looking at expanding the horde stuff to include FTP and CVS.

Therefore, I need to install an ftp server (vsftp?) and cvs.

My question is this: Is it better to install from the RPMs from the distribution, or is it better to get the latest and greatest from their respective sites? (or perhaps a third option that you will tell me?)

Thanks in advance.

Eric

david_ross · 05-11-2004, 04:38 PM

I would almost always say go to the site and get the latest stable version - especially when it is an outward facing service that people connect to. I find rpms etc are ok for installing newer versions of vi or openoffice but they usually take a while before the latest version is available. From memory, vsftpd is one of the simplest source installs I've done.

linuxnube · 05-11-2004, 07:56 PM

Thanks for the note. As it is, these will all be listing to localhost only. (horde service will be the access mechanism)

Thanks,

-Eric