[ale] CentOS repositories question

[Jim Kinney]

If you have a 6.4, pull that one at a minimum.
I run a local mirror of the x86_64 for 6 and 7 so the yum updates are
automagic. Pushing them out from spacewalk uses a different kind of repo.

Check the kernel package updates in 6 to see if it's a cumulative updates
dir or current version only.

In theory, all you need is a base release and a cumulative updates dir.
On May 7, 2015 5:31 PM, "Beddingfield, Allen" <allen at ua.edu> wrote:

>   Ah, that makes sense!  So, I need to pull down the individual ones if I
> have, say a 6.4?  I’m thinking bad things could happen if I associate an
> older one with the current release’s updates (6)…
>   --
> Allen Beddingfield
> Systems Engineer
> The University of Alabama
>
>
>   From: Jim Kinney
> Reply-To: "jimkinney at gmail.com", Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 4:28 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] CentOS repositories question
>
>   The '6' repo is the latest in the 6 series. The 6.2 only has the
> release and patches for that exact version. That's why there's a 6.0 in the
> repo.
> On May 7, 2015 5:24 PM, "Beddingfield, Allen" <allen at ua.edu> wrote:
>
>>  I know there are a lot of CentOS users on the group, so I thought
>> someone could answer this question….
>> Do the /centos/6/os/x86_64 and /centos/6/updates/x86_64 repos have all of
>> the 6.x updates, or are these just for the 6.0 release?  I noticed that
>> there are variations for /centos/6.1/os/x86_64, /centos/6.1/updates/x86_64,
>> all the way through 6.6.
>>
>>  Here is the reason I’m asking:
>> I’m finally getting around to pulling in the updates into our SUSE
>> Manager server (Spacewalk-based), and I’m needing to pull down the repos
>> into channels.  Here is a brief description of that process:
>> https://wiki.novell.com/index.php/SUSE_Manager/Managing_CentOS
>>
>>  Do I actually need to pull down a separate set for 6 through 6.6, if I
>> have systems at all those various releases, or will pulling down just “6”
>> cover it?  I was under the impression that it was the case, until I started
>> poking around on one of the mirrors and found specific ones for each
>> release.  I would just try it and find out, but it takes quite a while to
>> pull one of these repos down.
>>
>>  Thanks.
>> Allen B.
>>   --
>> Allen Beddingfield
>> Systems Engineer
>> The University of Alabama
>>
>>
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