Now Red Hat has stopped updating support for Red Hat 9 how can I get the lastest XFree and Kernal 4.6? Can someone give me links and EXACT instructions on how to install plz?

Thanks

EG

Well, there is still fedora, which is also by redhat, but supported by the community (i.e. us and the bright guys that program it).

http://fedora.redhat.com/


It does have the new kernel, but is still a little experimental (how much I don't know, new gcc?). I am still using RH 9 and am happy with it, since last time I upgraded it broke many programs (that was from 8 to 9) and I don't want that game again, since I need my machines to work.

But of course the way is fedora for me. Don't hesitate though to check out other linux distributions. If you want it easy, but are ready to pay a little for it, try SuSE linux (since I always thought that they try to make it as user friendly as possible). I have heard that mandrake is very easy too and I am sure you can find many posts in this forum asking things like: "which linux distro should I use?" and getting plenty answer.
What I always hear is that debian is the way to go if you want the most customizable, stable and efficient linux, but not for the ones that just want to point and click.

If somebody into fedora is reading this:
1. It uses the new kernel. But can you use the features like "suspend to disk" already? Or is the software to controll the kernal feature missing? (like I think it is. I mean now in the distro, that it is included by standard)
2. These test releases are supposed to be unstable version? Or what does the test mean?

If you want to give it a try, download the CDs from the link above and install it. It's very similar than RH9, just that RedHat is not plastered over everything anymore.

Cheers

Markus

Ok, Thanks for the info, I might dual boot Fedora and see how it goes but still since I'm using Red Hat 9 can I upgrade to Kernal 2.6? Links and instructions would be great?

this is what i did. i hit the RH site and found the rpm for that update. downloaded it, then just rpm -Uvh, that was a partial mistake from what ive learned.

it would of been better for me to just rpm -ivh instead.

with the -Uvh i replaced the exsisting kernal. now thankfuly i had zero issues, but if i had, id of been fubar.

with the -ivh you would be prompted to select what kernal to run. that is the safer way to go about it.

hope that helps.

as for Fedora, ive not seen enough good news about it to make me want to move away from RH9 to that yet. also side note: there are some known issues with the 2.6 kernal and some harddrives with dual booting.

so it might be a good idea to stay with the 2.4 kernal for a bit longer and let the brains work out some more of the bugs before upgrading to 2.6

Thanks bro, Ill stick to 2.4 until the l33t's fix up 2.6 then move across :P. But im right in saying that RH no longer supports updating for Red Hat 9? So I'll have to mannually install 2.6 etc in future? Also I have a Radeon 9600 XT which isnt being reconigzed, Do I dl driver from http://www.ati.com then follow the instructions or have users with Radeon's found an easier or safer way yet?

Anyone..

Hmm, so, what does yum do that apt-get (rpm) does not do?


Just wondering, always in search of "THE BETTER TOOL".