Re: Like to switch to Linux

Ivan Marsh <annoyed@xxxxxxx> writes:

On Fri, 25 May 2007 16:44:38 -0400, Randy Yates wrote:

This is where I feel a disconnect - when a "package" goes out of date,
can't you just "yum update" or "synaptic update" it (or whatever)? Why
must you reinstall a whole new distro version to get the latest
packages?

For the same reason you have to upgrade any OS to get the latest software
for it.

Counterexample: Firefox. I went from (I think) pre 1.5 to 2.0.0.3 on FC4.

It is not absolutely necessary to upgrade the OS to upgrade your apps. It
depends on the apps and their dependencies.
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