doomicon's Journal: Why RedHat Can SUCK!

Ok I promised a RedHat rpm rant, but never got around to it. Hell I had even forgotten what I was going to rant about. Well it didn't take long to find a f'scking reasons.

The Problem: I am using screem (html editor), and want to use the auto ftp function to upload to my site.

The Solution: install wu-ftpd.

The Headache: Easy breezy, ssh to my server. Fire up 'lynx' (text based web browser), take a ride over to rpmfind.net. Search and find the package for RH 8.0. Btw, I utilize this over Redhats add program app becuz my way is quicker. I download the package... and then...
sudo rpm -ivh wu-ftpd...blabla.rpm...

package installs.... and hangs... and hangs... and hangs.. Open another term, check /etc/xinetd.d, wu-ftpd conf is there. enable, restart xinetd.d, ftp localhost .. TLS error.. hmm... TLS, im installing f'scking ftp not ssl.
back to orginal term.. still hung.. kill -9.. not hung... but now comes the best part... rpm won't install or upgrade packages... nothing nada... I can query the useless fscking database all day long, but that's it. /usr/sbin/up2date.. not havin it! rpm -e wu-ftpd..."not installed".. WHAT!?? i just installed the f**king thing. REBOOT (oh gawd, im having NT flashbacks). Up comes the system.. /usr/sbin/up2date... works ... rpm -ivh wu-ftpd..rpm (im a glutton), installs, hangs... hangs... hangs... oh f**k this... I'm checking email... Fire up evolution.... cannot initialize database.. what!? it's my SECOND TIME OPENING THIS APP!!! thank goodness I didn't actually have an address book created... oh well new system.. rm my account/homedirectory... add my account, same error...f**k this, time for a cigarette, some sleep, and a reinstall of WinXP, at least the damn email client works more than once...

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