Dell Optiplex 960

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Dell Optiplex 960

Post by Gorden » 2015/06/08 18:19:58

Will a Dell Optiplex 960 run Centos 5.8?

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Post by gerald_clark » 2015/06/08 18:25:28

5.8 is years old and unsupported.. The current version is 5.11.
Version 5 is in last stages of support, so you would be better off running V6.6 or V7.

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Post by Gorden » 2015/06/08 19:00:27

I understand. However the application I need to run is limited to 5.8. The author cautions running anything later or problems may arise.

Will the Optiplex 960 run with 5.8?

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Post by AlanBartlett » 2015/06/08 19:44:31

I believe so. But there is only one way to be absolutely sure . . .
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Post by TrevorH » 2015/06/08 20:09:04

The author cautions running anything later or problems may arise.
Sounds like excuses for bad code to me.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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