Steve Huff wrote: > > On Sep 4, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >>> Errmm 4.3 updates give 4.4 ??? >> Hey, I am seeing 195 updates available. That does NOT sound like a a >> few patches. More like a total replacement. > > this is how RH releases patches (and thus how CentOS releases patches): > > 1) a new point release comes out (e.g. 4.3) > 2) as time passes, updated packages are created and classified into > three categories: > a) security or critical fixes > b) noncritical fixes > c) feature enhancements > 3) security and critical fixes are pushed out to the update channels > as soon as they are available > 4) noncritical fixes and feature enhancements are not pushed out until > it's time for a new point release (e.g. 4.4) > > what it sounds like you want is to stay at 4.3 but still receive... > something? security updates? updates that are magically guaranteed > not to break anything? Some way to change piecemeal to increase the likelyhood of a working system. If this system gets hosed for partial updates, I am hosed.... > i'm not sure there's a good way to accomplish that. i'd recommend not > running `yum update` until other early adopters have figured out all > the various pitfalls and have documented workarounds. But then you have to know what to update...