Re: [tlug] Installing from source versus packages (was Upgrading to PHP5 on (obsolete) Fedora (Core 1))

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

>>>>> "Erin" == GMO Unix Erin D Hughes <erin-hughes@example.com> writes:

    Erin> Further more I agree with Jim's comment earlier.... move to
    Erin> something else and save your self allot of hassle.

Dave, I have to "third" that nomination.  While my motto is "don't fix
what ain't broke", and in principle sympathize with only upgrading as
needed, IIRC you chose this service because they're fairly cheap.
That doesn't jibe with putting in the amount of effort required to
properly maintain what is effectively a personal distro.

You're also going to run into the same kind of problem over and over
again, because every time you want to add new functionality you'll
have to repeat this process.  The base distro is simply too old to
have the tools that modern packages expect to have available.

Of course you can always revisit the decision, but if I'm not
confusing you with someone else, the last time we talked about this
stuff you said you wanted to be a web designer, not a sys admin.  It
may cost enough more to hurt, but IMO you should get a hosting service
that allows you to do what you want to do, and delegate what you don't
want to do to the service.


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