Timothy Murphy wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > >>> I like to keep reasonably up-to-date with distributions I am running, >>> so would like to update to Centos-5.2 as and when it is released. >>> >> ---- >> you will be up to date simply by running 'yum update' >> >> When 5.2 is released, those updates will be installed >> > > Are you saying that simply running "yum update" on a Centos-5.1 system > will convert it to Centos-5.2, as and when that is released? > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > Yup All upgrades / updates in the major versions (5.0 -> 5.1 -> 5.1) will happen automatically when you run yum upgrade, and when it's officially released for updates. And I'm almost certain most, if not every, other Linux distro also works like this -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web Hosting stuff