Mike Kercher wrote: > I've done this many times. Just go to a mirror, download and install the > centos-release rpm, yum and import the GPG key. Then run 'yum update'. > This is a very smooth transition. Thanks Mike. If I "crossgrade" as above from the rhel version I mentionned to centos 3.5, is it likely to want to upgrade a whole swag of stuff? Can I be selective about what actually gets updated? (without causing problems) Cheers, Stephen. > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf > Of Stephen M. Gava > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:44 PM > To: centos at centos.org > Subject: [CentOS] rhel3 < centos3 updates > > Hi all, > > I've been approached by someone who has an installation of rhel ES 3 (taroon > update 2) to see whether I can take over doing security and other updates > for them (no current rhn subscription). > > What I want to know is, with a suitable yum setup can I use a centos3 > repository to apply updates to this box? If so, should I source updates from > centos 3.5? Does the whole box need to become a centos3 box to do this? > > They'd really like to disturb the existing box (I agree) as little as > possible since it's a stable production server, and mainly just want > important security related updates etc. done. > > Ok, > tia for any answers, > Stephen. > -- > Stephen M. Gava <smig at users.sourceforge.net> > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >