I'm new to RHEL-like distros.
When, say, CentOS 4.1 is released, will it simply be CentOS 4.0 + released updates in new ISO images? Or is it more than just the updated packages integrated into the full distribution?
Put another way, if my 4.0 installation is kept up to date with YUM, will I basically have a 4.1 installation?
Thanks.
Hi,
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 07:01:26AM -0400, Steve Snyder wrote:
I'm new to RHEL-like distros.
When, say, CentOS 4.1 is released, will it simply be CentOS 4.0 + released updates in new ISO images? Or is it more than just the updated packages integrated into the full distribution?
Yes and no. The updated binaries will be there, but update usually involves new installer wich might only fix BUGS or even add some new functionality. For old installation that is not needed at all tho.
Put another way, if my 4.0 installation is kept up to date with YUM, will I basically have a 4.1 installation?
Yes. You'll have very U1/4.1 version with only updates.
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Steve Snyder wrote: | I'm new to RHEL-like distros. | | When, say, CentOS 4.1 is released, will it simply be CentOS 4.0 + released | updates in new ISO images? Or is it more than just the updated packages | integrated into the full distribution? | | Put another way, if my 4.0 installation is kept up to date with YUM, will | I basically have a 4.1 installation? | | Thanks.
If I'm not mistaken, how that functions is as follows. When the pack of updates comes out for CentOS4 it's then noted as CentOS 4 U1 (update pack number 1). Which effectively makes your installation CentOS 4.1
So yes, it works as you would imagine. If yum updates everything (and you reboot your machine when a new kernel comes into place, should one in fact come into place) then you are running CentoS 4.1
Sincerely
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On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 06:01, Steve Snyder wrote:
I'm new to RHEL-like distros.
When, say, CentOS 4.1 is released, will it simply be CentOS 4.0 + released updates in new ISO images? Or is it more than just the updated packages integrated into the full distribution?
Put another way, if my 4.0 installation is kept up to date with YUM, will I basically have a 4.1 installation?
Yes, that is the way it is supposed to work. In practice there was a problem going from 3.3 to 3.4 so those updates were held back until just recently.
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