CentOS - Oct 2009 - kvm package difference - v36 via yum, v83 via DVD

Hi!

As far as I can see there is no kvm in the base repository but
the older version 36 in CentOS-Extras. Version 83 that belongs
to 5.4 is only found on the install DVD and CD-Set.
So it's different when installing kvm later with yum which results
in kvm-36 than choosing 'Virtualization' on DVD install that
installs kvm-83. 
It's also a difference between installing from network and DVD,
even when the same Kickstart file is used when kvm is selected.

What is the reason of the base-repo/media difference?

cheers,
Brian.

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Brian Schueler <brian.schueler at
gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> As far as I can see there is no kvm in the base repository but
> the older version 36 in CentOS-Extras. Version 83 that belongs
> to 5.4 is only found on the install DVD and CD-Set.
> So it's different when installing kvm later with yum which results
> in kvm-36 than choosing 'Virtualization' on DVD install that
> installs kvm-83.
> It's also a difference between installing from network and DVD,
> even when the same Kickstart file is used when kvm is selected.
>
> What is the reason of the base-repo/media difference?
I do see kvm and related packages on the mirror sites. By the way kvm
is available for x86_64 only (upstream).

Akemi

Brian Schueler wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> As far as I can see there is no kvm in the base repository but
> the older version 36 in CentOS-Extras. Version 83 that belongs
> to 5.4 is only found on the install DVD and CD-Set.
> So it's different when installing kvm later with yum which results
> in kvm-36 than choosing 'Virtualization' on DVD install that
> installs kvm-83. 
> It's also a difference between installing from network and DVD,
> even when the same Kickstart file is used when kvm is selected.
> 
> What is the reason of the base-repo/media difference?
> 

kvm was used to be served by CentOS extras, RHEL as of 5.4 now includes kvm as
an alternative to xen.


Glenn