beast wrote:
On 26/07/07 11:21 +0700, beast wrote:
CentOS 5.0 as the base, but OpenOffice repo, Firefox repo and possibly Gnome or KDE repo to keep primary office applications current.
I'm confused here. Suppose in the next 3 year the latest OO version is 3.1.1, today OO in Centos5 is 2.0.4, will it get updated to version 3.x or still using 2.x?
It seems not. Updates directory in Centos 3 still contains OOv1.1.2 only. So, what is the meaning of "supported for 5 years"? is it only for bug and security fixes, not features or enhancements?
Sometimes you get enhancements and features.
Suppose in the next year, standard interface for harddisk is WATA (wireless ATA :), will it be added in Centos5?
The RHEL4 kernel did get a libata update.
Sorry for asking such questions, i just reaaly want to know here :)
or better just upgrade to Centos7 which has OOv3.1?
If I choose this path, can it be automatically done using yum with local repository? what about existing data/settings/custom apps/etc? anyone has real experiences on upgrading OS?
You really want apt and deb based distros like ubuntu if you want to go this route.
Personally, I never upgrade the OS. I simply install the fresh one, but its fine on my laptop, not for my clients.
Use images then if all your 400 workstations are identical.