Mickael Maddison wrote: >Monday, January 9, 2006, 8:32:07 AM, you wrote: > > > >>On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 14:35 +0000, Karanbir Singh wrote: >> >> >>>Eduardo Grosclaude wrote: >>> >>> >>>>2006/1/9, Peter Farrow <peter at farrows.org <mailto:peter at farrows.org>>: >>>> >>>> You can reduce still further the chances of no rpms being available by >>>> adding the DAG repository to your yum.conf file. This adds a lot of >>>> stuff that would otherwise take a bit of finding.... >>>> >>>> Becareful though, you should be aware of the possible consequences and >>>> pitfalls of updating from multiple repositories....generally I use dag >>>> to get stuff that isn't available from the standard yum repos... but not >>>> for an os update... >>>> >>>> >>>>Is EVERY package intended for RHEL (DAG or otherwise) just CentOS >>>>compatible right out of the box? >>>> >>>> >>>yes - as long as you match the release and update cycle ( if required ) >>> >>>if you come across something that isnt compatible - let the packager >>>know and let us know as well. >>> >>> >>> >>right ... everything that is written for RHEL should work on CentOS too. >> >> > > > >>The only issue might be things that look specifically for something >>in /etc/redhat-release. >> >> > > > >>Obviously, we can't put the same line that RH puts in their product, so >>some installers (like Oracle) that specifically look for a string from >>upstream will not initially work with CentOS. >> >> > > > >>It is usually very easy to get these to work .. look at this example and >>search for redhat-release on the page: >> >> > > > >>http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle10g.shtml >> >> > > > >>And it will tell you how to change your /etc/redhat-release file to >>allow there installers to function. >> >> > > > >>Thanks, >>Johnny Hughes >> >> > > >Ok. So basically, every response on this list feels that RPM's are >sufficiently stable, are created fast enough to address security >concerns that come up, and have all the 'normal' functionality that >pretty much anyone needs... is that a fair statement? > >My reasons over the years for compiling stem from starting on Solaris, >then Solaris for Intel, then to RedHat 7-9, to WBEL and now CentOS. >While there have been a lot of changes to the OS's, the compiling and >installing has remained pretty much the same throughout. I have had >some problems at times getting dependancies worked out, but at the end >of the day have always acheived the desired result eventually. > >The one thing I've always liked about installing from tarball >distributions is that I prefix everything into /usr/local -- so it's >easy to find all the pieces. This is perhaps the one thing that I >find most annoying about RPM; spreading things all over the place. Of >course, being able to custom compile modules etc. has worked well. > >QUESTION: Do most of you cron the yum updates, or do you watch for >new RPMs and update "manually"? > >Thanks. >Mickael > >_______________________________________________ >CentOS mailing list >CentOS at centos.org >http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > I do my updates from time to time, unless a high profile security update comes to light.... Usually, "if it aint broke don't fix it" is a good motto..... P.