[CentOS] Allow updates but not upgrades

Sun May 13 06:14:12 UTC 2012
Chris Geldenhuis <chris.gelden at iafrica.com>

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.
>
>
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Bravo Johnny !!

ChrisG