Aniruddha wrote: > Thanks for the quick replies. I understand now that CentOS 5 and all > 5.? versions are supported until 2014. How does this work with > security updates? Does each point release gets itś own security > updates? In other words is it possible to install > CentOS 5.5 on a server and only apply security updates for 7 years? Or > is it required to upgrade to each point release in order to continue > receiving security updates? > there is no distinction between bug fixes and security updates (Indeed, many bugs lead to potential security exploits). centos 5.5 is just a snapshot of centos 5 at a particular point in time. updates will take that to 5.6 or 5.7 or whatever state is released, but its all still CentOS 5