[Gllug] CentOS and RHES

Wed Oct 26 20:22:24 UTC 2005

On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, Karanbir Singh wrote:

> "yum update" will also only update currently installed packages. The 
> only time a new package is installed is when a package presently 
> installed has an update which has a new dependancy.
> 
> I recommend you take a minute of your time to really try and comprehend 
> how Redhat and CentOS do their Versioning.

I do understand it and I'm of the opinion that it's dangerous and makes 
your distros unsuitable for enterprise applications.

If an update results in the automatic installation of new software - as 
this one did - without specific notice to the system operator you are 
significantly changing the system and in an enterprise environment that 
should not happen without proper review processes.

Jason
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