[CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Scott Silva
on 1/23/2008 12:19 PM Sean Carolan spake the following: If you want to keep your existing kernel for a while, just change the grub default back after the update installs the new one. Then you can switch, reboot, and rebuild the necessary stuff whenever you have a chance. Thanks, this is prob

Re: [CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Les Mikesell
Sean Carolan wrote: If you want to keep your existing kernel for a while, just change the grub default back after the update installs the new one. Then you can switch, reboot, and rebuild the necessary stuff whenever you have a chance. Thanks, this is probably what I will end up doing. I te

Re: [CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Sean Carolan
If you want to keep your existing kernel for a while, just change the grub default back after the update installs the new one. Then you can switch, reboot, and rebuild the necessary stuff whenever you have a chance. Thanks, this is probably what I will end up doing. I tend to err on the side

Re: [CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Bobby
On Wednesday 23 January 2008 14:43:17 Garrick Staples wrote: > On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 12:29:52PM -0600, Sean Carolan alleged: > > When I have some time to re-compile VMWare server modules, my graphics > > driver, vpn client and wifi driver I may consider updating. If in the > > If this is a probl

Re: [CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Les Mikesell
Sean Carolan wrote: So, yes there are deeply compelling reasons to upgrade. If you want to have patches for several kernel buffer exploits, as well as many other security and functionality patches, you need to do one thing; yum upgrade, and answer yes. Or even easier; yum -y upgrade. When I

Re: [CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Garrick Staples
On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 12:29:52PM -0600, Sean Carolan alleged: > When I have some time to re-compile VMWare server modules, my graphics > driver, vpn client and wifi driver I may consider updating. If in the If this is a problem, then you are doing it wrong. Either use one of the existing sol

[CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Scott Silva
on 1/23/2008 10:43 AM Barry Brimer spake the following: Quoting Sean Carolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: So, yes there are deeply compelling reasons to upgrade. If you want to have patches for several kernel buffer exploits, as well as many other security and functionality patches, you need to do one

Re: [CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Barry Brimer
Quoting Sean Carolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > So, yes there are deeply compelling reasons to upgrade. If you want to > > have patches for several kernel buffer exploits, as well as many other > > security and functionality patches, you need to do one thing; > > > > yum upgrade, and answer yes. > >

Re: [CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Sean Carolan
So, yes there are deeply compelling reasons to upgrade. If you want to have patches for several kernel buffer exploits, as well as many other security and functionality patches, you need to do one thing; yum upgrade, and answer yes. Or even easier; yum -y upgrade. When I have some time to re

[CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

2008-01-23 Thread Scott Silva
on 1/23/2008 9:05 AM Sean Carolan spake the following: I am using CentOS 5.0 on my desktop workstation. Are there any deeply compelling reasons to upgrade to version 5.1? I read through the release notes but didn't see any whiz-bang new features. Perhaps some of you can share your personal e