On Sat, 2003-07-12 at 09:14, Ed Wilts wrote:
> Within a given release, like 8.0, Red Hat guarantees binary
> compatibility.  That means that the primary focus for the Red Hat
> Network (RHN) is security patches, and not feature releases.

Ahhhhh.... OK, that clarifies things quite a bit.

> It just magically all works.  Download the ISO images, do your upgrade
> (or a fresh install, whichever works best for you), and then set up RHN
> on your 9 system.  I think if you've upgraded, you don't have to do
> anything else.  If you did a fresh install, reconfigure up2date, use
> your current username and password, and connect.  Then go to the RHN web
> pages, delete your 8.0 system and authorize your 9 system.

Ah, OK, makes sense now.

Also, if the kernel is updated using up2date, is it automatically
recompiled or do I still have to do that?

Thanks guys,
Lee


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