Re: [CentOS] Re: To upgrade or not

[Ralph Angenendt]

Scott Silva wrote:
> If you want something from an Offical CentOS rep, then read
> http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=34
> but it is a little dated since it only refers to Centos 3 and 4.


also covers CentOS 5.

> You know that the docs are the last thing that gets done!  ;-P

No, but ease of use makes the wiki more sexy for updating docs >:)

Cheers,

Ralph


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Re: [CentOS] Re: To upgrade or not

[Ralph Angenendt]

Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd wrote:
>> 5.1 is not a different distro than 5.2. If you update 5.1 it becomes  
>> 5.2. You don't go out and say "update to 5.2", you just yum update, and 
>> it becomes 5.2.
>> Think of it in Windows terms as Centos 5 sp1 (service pack 1) or Centos 
>> 5 sp2.
>> If you want to stay with 5.1 you no longer get updates.
>
> are you speaking as an official representative of CentOS?

No, but he is right. This discussion happens *every* time a point
release comes out, it is archived in the mailing list archives, it is in
the FAQs on http://wiki.centos.org/.

You *CANNOT* stay on 5.1 except if you never type "yum update" again.

Ralph


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[CentOS] Re: To upgrade or not

[Scott Silva]

on 6-25-2008 3:39 PM Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd spake the following:
5.1 is not a different distro than 5.2. If you update 5.1 it becomes 
5.2. You don't go out and say "update to 5.2", you just yum update, 
and it becomes 5.2.
Think of it in Windows terms as Centos 5 sp1 (service pack 1) or 
Centos 5 sp2.

If you want to stay with 5.1 you no longer get updates.


are you speaking as an official representative of CentOS?




If you want something from an Offical CentOS rep, then read
http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=34
but it is a little dated since it only refers to Centos 3 and 4.

You know that the docs are the last thing that gets done!  ;-P



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Re: [CentOS] Re: To upgrade or not

[Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd]

5.1 is not a different distro than 5.2. If you update 5.1 it becomes 
5.2. You don't go out and say "update to 5.2", you just yum update, and 
it becomes 5.2.
Think of it in Windows terms as Centos 5 sp1 (service pack 1) or Centos 
5 sp2.

If you want to stay with 5.1 you no longer get updates.


are you speaking as an official representative of CentOS?



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[CentOS] Re: To upgrade or not

[Scott Silva]

on 6-25-2008 12:02 PM Michael A. Peters spake the following:

My laptop is a Thinkpad T20 running CentOS 5.1

The reason it is running CentOS at all is because Fedora Core 6 was 
workable on it, but Fedora 8 was a complete dog.


Anyway - with all the new desktop stuff in CentOS 5.2 I'm wondering if I 
would be happier just leaving it at 5.1 rather than letting it update to 
5.2.


Will 5.1 continue to get security fixes if I leave it at 5.1 or do I 
need to update to 5.2 to get the patches?


I'm planning to replace it at some point, just haven't seen T40s on eBay 
drop to my price range yet.
5.1 is not a different distro than 5.2. If you update 5.1 it becomes 5.2. You 
don't go out and say "update to 5.2", you just yum update, and it becomes 5.2.

Think of it in Windows terms as Centos 5 sp1 (service pack 1) or Centos 5 sp2.
If you want to stay with 5.1 you no longer get updates.

Upstream has a setup for staying with a point release, but I don't think it 
has trickled down to CentOS yet.


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