Got a real nightmare on my hands installing the newest

[Steve Campbell]

Stephen Swaney wrote:
>
> On Oct 12, 2009, at 3:34 PM, Steve Campbell wrote:
>
>> I just tried updating MS on a Centos 3 box. Seems like a lot of the 
>> perl modules need perl-5.8.1, while the latest perl for Centos 3 is 
>> only 5.8.0-94, so a lot of stuff failed, along with MS.
>>
>> I started installing what was needed with rpmbuild, but got into the 
>> dependency circle, so I tried going back a to MS 4.72. Now a lot of 
>> the modules were deleted by the new stuff and I'm not sure that they 
>> weren't just ignored in the 4.72 install.
>>
>> Anyone got a suggestion for me who has done the Centos 3 install?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> steve campbell
>>
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> Steve,
>
> I have to ask why are you are installing on OS that's no longer 
> supported?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve
>

Not supported by whom? Centos 3 is still a viable OS. If our company had 
the resources to install on new equipment and I had spares, I'd do it. 
But we don't, so I can't upgrade hardware and OS as easily as I'd like to.

Now, does anyone have a real suggestion?

steve