[CentOS] Upgrading from 5.7 to 5.8

On Sat, 23 Jun 2012, Markus Falb wrote:

> $ rpm -qf /etc/redhat-release
> centos-release-5-8.el5.centos
>
> $ rpm -q centos-release
> centos-release-5-8.el5.centos
> $ rpm -q --qf "%{version}\n" centos-release
> 5
> $ rpm -q --qf "%{release}\n" centos-release
> 8.el5.centos
>
> I don't know if it is more sane to ask the content of the file or to ask
> rpm, but I tend to the rpm method. I vaguely remember that modification
> of /etc/redhat-release was used to trick some third-party software that
> depends on the content of the file.

Yes it's the same Markus.

[root at karsites ~]# rpm -qf /etc/redhat-release
centos-release-5-8.el5.centos

Thanks,

Keith

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