PCLinuxOS big update

In the PCLinuxOS site a "big update" is announced.
But they warn the users to don't complain if something goes wrong during the update, especially for those who installed "hacked" packages, or modified the distributions in any manner. For example, in my Caelinux I installed OpenOffice 3.0 instead of the given older version.

What to do with this update on caelinux? Has somebody experienced it?

I've seen the update in Synaptic. IT IS HUGE!!!
I am not half-hearted but I think that even with the "standard" packages in C.A.E. Linux, there is a big probability that all
these library changes will break some of the C.A.E. packages...

I applied the whole update.

It seems it was all ok, I performed an old analysis again:
meshing, "astering", post-processing, and all arrived at the end in the usual way.

The accelerated video driver seems to work too (Ati radeon mobile).

The new version of kde appears more comfortable than the previous one (personal taste of course).

Regards.

I have only run synaptic twice. The first time was shortly after I installed CAE Linux to my hard drive. I dont know exactly what was updated but everything went to hell (I am quite sure it was graphics chipset driver related). The big update has pretty well fixed everything (I have never been able to get my wireless adapter working so this was ever broken per se). I only use octave, koctave, Salome Meca, and OpenFOAM (I have not had a chance to really explore what is available to me but I suppose that is not a bad thing).

I am hoping this package will be re-released once PCLinux 2009 is released (my wireless adapter should work with it). Nevertheless, this package is awesome, I am in no position to even try to figure out how to download a Linux distro and add all this great software. Kudos to the developers of this package and all the great software it includes.

Edit: I just read the post in the Linux OS forum area about the possible switch to 64bit Ubuntu. I am running a relatively cheap, newer notebook with 64bit Vista so I suppose that would be a logical next step for most people. I dont know what I think of distros with a for-profit corporation behind them. It seems hard to believe they can work around the GNU license.

- Matt Bondy<br /><br />Post edited by: Matthew Bondy, at: 2009/02/08 05:08