Hi list Can someone tell me what the exact CentOS policy for end-of-life is for 5.0? Let me explain: I have been using RHEL for a number of years and had to switch to Fedora for installing some packages only supported under F6. As I find Fedora's policy for release life duration too stringent (and I do no longer need the packages that made me choose F6), I'm considering switching over to CentOS5.0 I know, 5.0 is not the most recent release, but that one is supported by Parallel Pro (new package I need) Thanks
"Patrick Derwael" <patrick at derwael.be> writes:> Can someone tell me what the exact CentOS policy for end-of-life is > for 5.0?As far as I know, 5.0 itself is pretty much EOL; updates are not being released for it. 5, on the other hand, won't be EOL for quite a few years.> Let me explain: I have been using RHEL for a number of years and had to > switch to Fedora for installing some packages only supported under F6. > > As I find Fedora's policy for release life duration too stringent (and I > do no longer need the packages that made me choose F6), I'm considering > switching over to CentOS5.0 > I know, 5.0 is not the most recent release, but that one is supported by > Parallel Pro (new package I need)I imagine that Parallel Pro will probably work on 5.2. 5.2 isn't really a new release of CentOS, but is rather an update set to CentOS 5. Think of it as CentOS 5 Service Pack 2, if you will. The vast majority of it (some desktop apps, such as Firefox, excluded) should be 100% binary-compatible with 5.0. Running 5.0 is not recommended, as you will not have security support. If keeping as close to 5.0 as possible is desired, you could probably install 5.0 and then only install the security-related updates. - Michael -- mouse, n: A device for pointing at the xterm in which you want to type. Confused by the strange files? I cryptographically sign my messages. For more information see <http://www.elehack.net/resources/gpg>. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 196 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080821/bf58c598/attachment-0005.sig>
you'll find the end-of-life information of the centos releases at: <http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General?highlight=(end+of+life)#head-fe8a0be91ee 3e7dea812e8694491e1dde5b75e6d> that FAQ page may also answer other questions you may have, (e.g., the relationship between rhel and centos). - Rick [Patrick Derwael] Rick Thanks for the link, I now have the info I need ! _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080821-0, 21/08/2008 Tested on: 21/08/2008 17:52:33 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080821-0, 21/08/2008 Tested on: 21/08/2008 18:21:37 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080821-0, 21/08/2008 Tested on: 21/08/2008 18:23:53 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080821/edcb9711/attachment-0005.html>
Patrick Derwael wrote:> you'll find the end-of-life information of the centos releases at: > > <http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General?highlight=(end+of+life)#head-fe8a0be91ee > 3e7dea812e8694491e1dde5b75e6d> > > that FAQ page may also answer other questions you may have, (e.g., > the relationship between rhel and centos). > > - Rick > > > > [Patrick Derwael] Rick > > Thanks for the link, I now have the info I need !But, read that table carefully. It says "CentOS 5" not "CentOS 5.0" "CentOS 5" tracks the current point release and is now equivalent to "CentOS 5.2". Running "CentOS 5.0" means you do not receive any updates from a subsequent point release and are locked into the package versions that were current just before the release of CentOS 5.1. -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it.
> > Patrick Derwael wrote: > > */[Patrick Derwael] /* > > The point is that Parallel supports exactly CentOS 4.4 and 5.0, Fedora > > 4 and 6 and RHEL 4ES and 5ES. > ><snip>> Primary focus of this policy is to address the > specific issue you are running up againstMy only issue is that I want to be able to get support from Parallels, and (I know software vendors!!) it would be too easy for them to say "Sorry, your OS version is not supported"... <snip>> Now, I dont know what parallel is or what you are doing there, but I > dont belive the Vendor that only one update level is supported. Perhaps > they have a dependancy on a specific package ( like the kernel ) - those > are easy to lock into a version with things like yum-versionlock.Parallels is selling virtualization products and web hosting solutions. I was originally using a hosting package called Ensim, but Parallels bought Ensim over a while ago. Today, due to business growth, I need to expand my hosting capacity and to add an extra licence from Parakllels.> > As far as my other systems are concerned, (pen testing) I will reinstall > > them under Centos 5.2 in the coming weeks > > you dont need to reinstall to get from 5.0 to 5.2, if you do a yum > update, that will bring in all the updated packages. ( remember > 5.0+updates == 5.2 ).I currently run Fedora 7 --> I have to rebuild brand new systems from ISOs Thanks !
<big snip>> Do you have a link to this application's website? Maybe we could determine > why it might be stuck to a limited set of OS releases. If a software can't > keep up with a limited subset of OS updates, maybe they are concerned more > costs then security.Scott, more info here: http://www.parallels.com/en/pro/reqs/ Cheers
> But, read that table carefully. It says "CentOS 5" not "CentOS 5.0" > "CentOS 5" tracks the current point release and is now equivalent > to "CentOS 5.2". Running "CentOS 5.0" means you do not receive any > updates from a subsequent point release and are locked into the > package versions that were current just before the release of > CentOS 5.1. > > --Bob, Small typo it is REALLY 4.4 and 5.0 Thanks