Re: [tlug] RedHat 7.2 -> 9 Upgrade... stuff broke

["Josh Glover" <tlug@example.com>]

[ This is not top-posting, BTW, this is administrivia. ]

Gerald, please read what I have written *below* your message.

Quoth Gerald Naughton

> Hi Shawn
> I had the same problem as you
> As I didn`t have any important data on my
> PC , I re-installed RH9.0 instead of upgrading
> & network worked
>
> leo
> --- bofh@example.com wrote:
>> I know RedHat stopped support, but someone I know
>> wants to continue using it and asked me to do the
>> upgrade
>> on the spot the other day. I've mainly been using
>> BSD the
>> last few years, so I'm not where I used to be with
>> Linux.

[...]

Wow, and right after Chuck posted this gem:

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Josh Glover

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