Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 08:38:05 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: "Wen-jui Cheng <Adrian>" <w3cheng@wmich.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Release question Message-ID: <20041004083805.21069df1.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <0I5200FZD6LNSDB0@mercury.admin.private> References: <0I5200FZD6LNSDB0@mercury.admin.private>
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"Wen-jui Cheng <Adrian>" <w3cheng@wmich.edu> wrote: > Hello~ > > I got a question about FreeBSD release. > > Why 5.2-Release is not exist on ftp site (ftp.freebsd.org > <ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/>; )? 5.2 was replaced with 5.2.1, because 5.2 had too many show stopping problems. > Because I used to use 5.2-release, I want to install another pc from FTP > site. > > On other hand I found 5.2.1-release is not stable, because I try to install > Gnome or KDE or GCC34.etc > > They are all fail when I want to do port installation. I can't answer this without detailed specifics on how they fail (error messages, etc) > I just installed 5.2.1-release version from ftp, then port install > application, then it's fail I would recommend grabbing one of the 5.3BETAs, or waiting for 5.3-RELEASE. The BETAs are much more stable and production-ready than 5.2.1 was, and 5.3-RELEASE is intended to be officially announced as production ready. I believe 5.3-RELEASE is scheduled within the next few weeks. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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