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Kelvin,
Fedora dropped openmotif in Fedora Core 6 and replaced it with
lesstif. With Fedora Core 6, it works to uninstall lesstif and install
"openmotif-2.3.0-0.1.9.2.i386.rpm" and
"openmotif-devel-2.3.0-0.1.9.2.i386.rpm" from Fedora Core 5. I have no
problems with Linux or EPICS code using Fedora 6 and openmotif from Core
5. Also installing openmotif from tar zipped files should also work.
Using openmotif from Core 5 was just simply easier.
What I have found since Fedora Core 6, newer versions (and mainly based on
Fedora 7) Fedora becomes extremely difficult replace lesstif with
openmotif. More and more, the newer Fedora versions are becoming dependant
on lesstif. Removing lesstif cause more things to not work (or not work
correctly).
But even more important in the
EPICS world, it becomes harder to get EPICS code to work. Openmotif is
supported by EPICS code. Lesstif is not supported by EPICS code and this has
been stated by developers that their management does not permit
support of lesstif.
In summary, it is my belief
that Fedora Core 6 is the last Fedora OS that is usable by EPICs code. I
must use at least Fedora Core 4 since I have RAID disk controllers. I have
been unable to use Fedora 7, 8, & 9.
I only had one problem with
Fedora 6. I could not get XDMCP to work with remote X-terminals which I
need to Quadruple my display into four separate windows on remote
displays. This problem can be overcame by either using Jupiter Fusion 730
Wall Display Controllers or more cheaply by using Windows XP and X-display
Manager software X-Win32 version 8.2 (used).
Actually, I am hoping someone
can prove me wrong, since I like and want to use Fedora. Hope to hear a
Fedora positive reply.
Thanks,
Billy R.
Adams
Ph:
757-874-3195
Email: [email protected]
NASA-Langley
Research Center
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