RE: [Nolug] Missing the point (Re: updating a RedHat box)

If they want to continue running RH they may want to upgrade. I believe RH
will only actively maintain the distro up to two revs. back. (They are at 9
they won't support 6.x) So the next upgrade they will be left behind. If
they don't subscribe to RHN I would recommend moving them to another distro.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Johnson [mailto:ron.l.johnson@cox.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 10:56 AM
To: NOLUG ML
Subject: Re: [Nolug] Missing the point (Re: updating a RedHat box)

On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 04:38, Joey Kelly wrote:
> I didn't mean I wanted to jump from 7.x to 9.0, I meant simply making sure

> that all of the packages were patched to safe levels. It's a 2.2 kernel, I

> share Ron's willies concerning jumping to a 2.4.
>
> SuSE lets me point YaST at their ftp server, in the x.y directory, and
they
> maintain each point release, allowing me to stay bug-free, etc. Can RH
keep
> me at 7.x with current bug- and security-fixes?

Get RHN, and see what happens?

> Thou spake:
> >Joey,
> > Just get the new install CDs. When you boot, one of the options is
> >to upgrade.
> >Dave Prentice
> >prentice@instruction.com
> >http://www.originsresource.org
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net>
> >To: nolug@joeykelly.net <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> >Date: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:58 PM
> >Subject: [Nolug] updating a RedHat box
> >
> >>Hey all,
> >>
> >>One of my clients has a RedHat box that I need to update. I haven't
> >
> >ever run
> >
> >>RH before, and don't know how to update the thing. Yeah, I know I
> >
> >could
> >
> >>update individual rpms, but that's a drag.
> >>
> >>Is there some update utility that I can run and sync to current
> >
> >levels for
> >
> >>his versiion (I think it's 7.something)? I seem to remember that such
> >
> >was
> >
> >>available from RH for a fee (which is one more in a long list of
> >
> >reasons why
> >
> >>don't want to run RH personally). Are there third-party updaters
> >
> >available?
> >
> >>Or should I make my client pay for the RH service?
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>--
> >>
> >>Joey Kelly
> >>< Minister of the Gospel | Computer Networking Consultant >
> >>http://joeykelly.net
> >>
> >>
> >>"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
> >>Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
> >>
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