On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Warren Young warren@etr-usa.com 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 of even having revision numbers on packages in the public repositories if I can't trust that installing that package on another system will be that same and instead have to maintain my own snapshot copy to be sure I can reproduce it.
Step 0, done only once: set up yum repo, and modify the "stable" clients to use it:
Repeat for _every_ different system in every state you might want to be able to reproduce...
Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: That's it. Some minor setup, then three (or two) easy steps per update.
I just don't understand why such cumbersome multi-step processes and local storage facilities are needed. Why aren't the tools that people need shipped to work as-is?