[Gllug] CentOS and RHES

[Ian Northeast]

Jason Clifford wrote:
> 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.
<rant>

In an "enterprise" environment one is typically subject to "change 
control". Often such control is exercised by the, at best, 
unknowledgeable, but normally the terminally stupid.

As such, all updates have to be justified, often in words comprehensible 
to a 5 year old. And scheduled. They understand "schedule".

</rant>

So automated updates just aren't on.

Regards, Ian


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