Can I maintain an RH3 system using centos packages? I admin a non-profit's server and got them RH3 but the subscription has expired. I would rather not reload the os, rather just update it using centos and yum. I haven't worked with yum much, how do I configure it? TIA Chuck *********************************************************************************** This transmittal may contain confidential information intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (collect at 907-564-1000) and ask to speak with the message sender. In addition, please immediately delete this message and all attachments. Thank you. ACS
Colht, Charles wrote:
> Can I maintain an RH3 system using centos packages? I admin a
> non-profit's server and got them RH3 but the subscription has expired.
I
> would rather not reload the os, rather just update it using centos and
> yum. I haven't worked with yum much, how do I configure it?
1. Copy all rpm s from centos CD's to a directory.
2. Create a yum repo:
# cd /to/the/directory
# yum-arch .
3. Make this directory accessible via the web or ftp
4. Create a yum.conf with an entry for your repo
5. To upgrade a client
# yum -y -c /your/yum.conf -upgrade
Several months back I tested this with whitebox linux and
it worked. I have no reason to believe that it wouldn't
work with CentOS.
-Mark
On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 08:00 -0800, Colht, Charles wrote:> Can I maintain an RH3 system using centos packages? I admin a > non-profit's server and got them RH3 but the subscription has expired. I > would rather not reload the os, rather just update it using centos and > yum. I haven't worked with yum much, how do I configure it?If you just interested in just getting updates for the system then this forum thread is probably what your looking for. http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php? topic_id=1171&forum=27&post_id=3356#forumpost3356 The following covers the conversion of WBEL 3 (another RHEL rebuild) to CentOS 3. http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=19 I did this migration remotely to a live system about 150miles away from me and it went off without a hitch. The main thing your going to need is the latest version of Yum for Centos 3.5 since RHEL does not include YUM. After the live migration is done all you need to do to keep the system updated is "yum update" when new updates are announced on the list. Regards, Paul