[CentOS] yum update for 5.0 ==> 5.1

Wed Dec 5 16:43:24 UTC 2007
fred smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>

On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 01:07:19PM +0000, Karanbir Singh wrote:
> fred smith wrote:
> ># rpm -q centos-release
> >centos-release-5-1.0.el5.centos.1
> 
> check your syslog, it will indicate what was installed and when.
> 
> >Probably I was further confused by /etc/redhat-release:
> >
> ># cat /etc/redhat-release
> >CentOS release 5 (Final)
> 
> Which is what the system is. For anyone who stays on the update path, it 
> will stay at 5 since that is the distro you are running. If you are new 
> to the whole idea of the EL process, it might be a good idea to read up 
> on what and how update cycles work and how the z-series is going to kick 
> in for centos-5

So there's been a change since Centos 4, then. (I'm fine with that, I 
just didn't know it...). From my Centos4 box at work:

	$ cat /etc/redhat-release
	CentOS release 4.5 (Final)

Said machine was instaleld at Centos4 and kept updated with YUM.

Thanks for all the info!

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