[SATLUG] RE: Re: RedHat 9 Best Practice

[Patrick Barnes]

On Monday 27 March 2006 09:36, "George, Jason" <Jason.George at valero.com> 
wrote:
> Thanks Jeremy & Patrick-
>
> I realize RedHat 9 is an old distro, but its what I'm stuck with.  I
> know its not supported, but its Linux- I can always upgrade the kernel
> and any other applications I use and move on, right?
>
> Based on our VM environment, it's the latest "free" supported version of
> Redhat w/o having to pay a license fee for RHEL.  I would go with CentOS
> in a heartbeat, but management says no.
>
> Back to my original question-  Should I install Apache and PHP from the
> CDROM, or leave it off and grab the most current stable versions from
> the Internet?  If so, what the best way to do that?  Thanks again. -JG
>

If you're really stuck with it, go ahead and install the versions on the CD, 
then see the Fedora Legacy project to get updated packages that are built 
specifically for that distribution in an automated and easily-manageable 
fashion.  The Fedora Legacy project is part of the Fedora Project and is 
sponsored by Red Hat, Inc., so you can assure Management that you're getting 
packages from the most reliable source available.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legacy

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