Mogens Kjaer wrote: > Kai Schaetzl wrote: >> You are right, there is a difference: >> >> upgrade >> Is the same as the update command with the --obsoletes flag set. >> See update for more details. > > If the /etc/yum.conf file contains: > > obsoletes=1 > > yum update will be the same as yum upgrade. > > The yum.conf file will have this line unless manually removed > or you've upgraded from a previous CentOS release that didn't > have it. I guess it has to be very old then, the line is present > in CentOS 4 and 5... > > Mogens > Which is why yum upgrade is recommended, yum update may or may not work for everyone, depending on this flag -- 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