On 23.6.2012 14:18, Sorin Srbu wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On >> Behalf Of Keith Roberts >> Sent: den 23 juni 2012 14:08 >> To: CentOS mailing list >> Subject: [CentOS] Upgrading from 5.7 to 5.8 >> >> My box did upgrade itself automatically from the >> initial 5.5 DVD installation to 5.7 >> >> How can I tell if my box has been automatically upgraded >> from 5.7 to 5.8 please? > > # cat /etc/redhat-release $ 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. yum also does an rpm lookup AFAIU , see distroverpkg in yum.conf(5) -- Kind Regards, Markus Falb -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 307 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20120623/eafb14e0/attachment-0004.sig>