Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-12 Thread Chris Geldenhuis
On 05/13/2012 01:18 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 05/12/2012 05:23 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Warren Young wrote: >> >> >> knows where to get them. Isn't it overkill to keep a whole repo snapshot copy when you really just need a way to tell yum the package

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-12 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 05/12/2012 05:23 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Warren Young wrote: > > >> knows where to get them. Isn't it overkill to keep a whole repo >>> snapshot copy when you really just need a way to tell yum the package >>> versions you want on the 2nd box? >> Why all the

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-12 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Warren Young wrote: >> knows where to get them.  Isn't it overkill to keep a whole repo >> snapshot copy when you really just need a way to tell yum the package >> versions you want on the 2nd box? > > Why all the agida?  This isn't difficult: What is the point

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-11 Thread Warren Young
On 5/11/2012 11:34 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Warren Young wrote: > >>> If you've included a few programs from EPEL (etc.), do you mirror >>> that too? >> >> Who mentioned mirroring? > > How else can you be sure you have all packages needed for some > arbitrary mi

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-11 Thread Mihai T. Lazarescu
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Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-11 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Warren Young wrote: >>> >> No, its not what I what.  I have multiple boxes but in different >> locations, > > So put the repo server out in the cloud somewhere.  Put it on a > public-facing box the others all have access to, or rent a VPS > somewhere, or grab some

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-11 Thread Warren Young
On 5/11/2012 9:07 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Warren Young wrote: >> >>> There are several solutions to be able to make that happen ... manual repos yourself, mrepo, spacewalk, etc. >>> >>> All of those that I've investigated make you manage copies of packa

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-11 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Warren Young wrote: > >> >>> There are several solutions to be able to make that happen ... manual >>> repos yourself, mrepo, spacewalk, etc. >> >> All of those that I've investigated make you manage copies of packages >> locally which seems like overkill when you

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-11 Thread Warren Young
On 5/10/2012 6:52 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> >> There are several solutions to be able to make that happen ... manual >> repos yourself, mrepo, spacewalk, etc. > > All of those that I've investigated make you manage copies of packages > local

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Robert Nichols
On 05/10/2012 12:36 AM, Gregory Machin wrote: > Hi. > At the moment it seems my machines just update to the latest current > release . I install a 6.0 machine and run yum update , and next thing > its 6.2 . > > I have a requirement where I need machines to only upgrade to even > numbered sub releas

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Gregory Machin
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 2:40 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >>> All of those that I've investigated make you manage copies of packages >>> locally which seems like overkill when you aren't changing them >>> locally.  Is there any solution tha

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Gregory Machin
The even number is merely selected as a reference point, nothing to do with stable or unstable . I'm aiming to create a controlled environment where there is less that users can do to break their systems ... On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 12:49 AM, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: > On 05/10/2012 08:55 AM

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 05/10/2012 09:40 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >>> All of those that I've investigated make you manage copies of packages >>> locally which seems like overkill when you aren't changing them >>> locally. Is there any solution that simply lets yo

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> All of those that I've investigated make you manage copies of packages >> locally which seems like overkill when you aren't changing them >> locally.  Is there any solution that simply lets you tell yum not to >> install any updates new

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Alfred von Campe
On May 10, 2012, at 1:36, Gregory Machin wrote: > I have a requirement where I need machines to only upgrade to even > numbered sub releases eg: 6.0 , 6.2, 6.4 and only on my approval. But > will allow updates within a given release. Others have debated the usefulness of this requirement, so I wo

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 05/10/2012 07:52 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> There are several solutions to be able to make that happen ... manual >> repos yourself, mrepo, spacewalk, etc. >> > All of those that I've investigated make you manage copies of packages > local

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > > There are several solutions to be able to make that happen ... manual > repos yourself, mrepo, spacewalk, etc. > All of those that I've investigated make you manage copies of packages locally which seems like overkill when you aren't chang

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Dennis Jacobfeuerborn
On 05/10/2012 08:55 AM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 05/09/12 10:36 PM, Gregory Machin wrote: >> I have a requirement where I need machines to only upgrade to even >> numbered sub releases eg: 6.0 , 6.2, 6.4 and only on my approval. > > thats a rather strange requirement. 6.1 is 6.0 with updates rol

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 05/10/2012 04:49 AM, Peter Kjellström wrote: > On Thursday 10 May 2012 03.58.17 Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On 05/10/2012 01:46 AM, Peter Kjellström wrote: >>> On Thursday 10 May 2012 17.36.07 Gregory Machin wrote: Hi. At the moment it seems my machines just update to the latest current >>

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Peter Kjellström
On Thursday 10 May 2012 03.58.17 Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 05/10/2012 01:46 AM, Peter Kjellström wrote: > > On Thursday 10 May 2012 17.36.07 Gregory Machin wrote: > >> Hi. > >> At the moment it seems my machines just update to the latest current > >> release . I install a 6.0 machine and run yum up

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-10 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 05/10/2012 01:46 AM, Peter Kjellström wrote: > On Thursday 10 May 2012 17.36.07 Gregory Machin wrote: >> Hi. >> At the moment it seems my machines just update to the latest current >> release . I install a 6.0 machine and run yum update , and next thing >> its 6.2 . >> >> I have a requirement wh

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-09 Thread John R Pierce
On 05/09/12 10:36 PM, Gregory Machin wrote: > I have a requirement where I need machines to only upgrade to even > numbered sub releases eg: 6.0 , 6.2, 6.4 and only on my approval. thats a rather strange requirement. 6.1 is 6.0 with updates rolled up. a more sane requirement would be to only all

Re: [CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-09 Thread Peter Kjellström
On Thursday 10 May 2012 17.36.07 Gregory Machin wrote: > Hi. > At the moment it seems my machines just update to the latest current > release . I install a 6.0 machine and run yum update , and next thing > its 6.2 . > > I have a requirement where I need machines to only upgrade to even > numbered

[CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

2012-05-09 Thread Gregory Machin
Hi. At the moment it seems my machines just update to the latest current release . I install a 6.0 machine and run yum update , and next thing its 6.2 . I have a requirement where I need machines to only upgrade to even numbered sub releases eg: 6.0 , 6.2, 6.4 and only on my approval. But will all