On 05/13/2012 01:18 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 05/12/2012 05:23 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Warren Young<warren at etr-usa.com> wrote: >> >> >> knows where to get them. Isn't it overkill to keep a whole repo >>>> snapshot copy when you really just need a way to tell yum the package >>>> versions you want on the 2nd box? >>> Why all the agida? This isn't difficult: >> What is the point of even having revision numbers on packages in the >> public repositories if I can't trust that installing that package on >> another system will be that same and instead have to maintain my own >> snapshot copy to be sure I can reproduce it. >> >>> Step 0, done only once: set up yum repo, and modify the "stable" clients >>> to use it: >> Repeat for _every_ different system in every state you might want to >> be able to reproduce... >> >>> Step 1: >>> Step 2: >>> Step 3: >>> That's it. Some minor setup, then three (or two) easy steps per update. >> I just don't understand why such cumbersome multi-step processes and >> local storage facilities are needed. Why aren't the tools that >> people need shipped to work as-is? > The tools that PEOPLE need are shipped. The tools that LES need > obviously are not. > > This is open source ... so if it doesn't work like you want, download > the source and change it so it does work like you want. > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Bravo Johnny !! ChrisG