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Re: upgrading strategy for gimp, gtk+, glib etc
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Tim Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Tim Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:28:35 +0200
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Akemi Yagi wrote:
> I did not quote this CentOS forum thread here because, as I (toracat)
> stated there, it was a quick and dirty way to compile / install Gimp
> 2.4.  I just wanted to show what system files get overwritten and that
> is a no-no in an Enterprise class distribution.
I think it'd be better to use Ubuntu, Mandriva or OpenSuse if you want
recent versions of desktop software like GIMP. The stability of
SL/Centos/RHEL is good for servers but has this downside for desktop usage.

Tim Edwards

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