upgrade CentOS
I have centOS 4.2 isntalled with all updates. I was trying to upgrade to 4.4, but did not get an option for upgrade. Is there a way to do upgrade instead of new install.
Also is important to do the upgrade, or updates are fine since the kernal, smb ..etc are all up to date?
another concern, is it possible to do upgrade remotely with centOS. thanks!
Also is important to do the upgrade, or updates are fine since the kernal, smb ..etc are all up to date?
another concern, is it possible to do upgrade remotely with centOS. thanks!
ASKER
I have daily yum updates, most of the installed packages are up-to-date, but not sure if I have the latest release, the stable 4.4.
where do I find about the running latest release.
Because I have tried updading as mentioned but got the error.
Could not find update match for centos-release
No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion
Is doing the daily updates (package by package) -same as- upgrading to new release? thanks!
where do I find about the running latest release.
Because I have tried updading as mentioned but got the error.
Could not find update match for centos-release
No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion
Is doing the daily updates (package by package) -same as- upgrading to new release? thanks!
What does command : uname -a says?
type also:
$releasever
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If you update any CentOS-4 product, you will be updated to the latest CentOS-4.x version.
http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=34
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There is a "CentOS Vault" containing old CentOS trees:
http://vault.centos.org/
type also:
$releasever
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If you update any CentOS-4 product, you will be updated to the latest CentOS-4.x version.
http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=34
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There is a "CentOS Vault" containing old CentOS trees:
http://vault.centos.org/
ASKER
uname -a unix command just give the kernal ver and hostname, ..etc. but nothing about release, $releasever was not found.
Back to the main problem: Is doing the daily updates (package by package) -same as- upgrading to new release? thanks!
what if I want to upgrade to release 5? thanks!
Back to the main problem: Is doing the daily updates (package by package) -same as- upgrading to new release? thanks!
what if I want to upgrade to release 5? thanks!
Q-Is doing the daily updates (package by package) -same as- upgrading to new release?
A-No, performing daily updates is more like keeping your installation in sync with latest CentOS tree.
"If you update any CentOS-4 product, you will be updated to the latest CentOS-4.x version"
Q-"What if I want to upgrade to release 5?"
A- You will most likely have to backup your data and do fresh install , unless CentOS developers have found the way to upgrade your current installation ( ver. 4.4) to next major release ( ver. 5 )
A-No, performing daily updates is more like keeping your installation in sync with latest CentOS tree.
"If you update any CentOS-4 product, you will be updated to the latest CentOS-4.x version"
Q-"What if I want to upgrade to release 5?"
A- You will most likely have to backup your data and do fresh install , unless CentOS developers have found the way to upgrade your current installation ( ver. 4.4) to next major release ( ver. 5 )
ASKER
what do you mean by "If you update any CentOS-4 product" such as new kernal, samba, then I will be getting the updates for the new release?
thanks!
thanks!
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yum install centos-yumcache
yum update centos-release
yum update
That should update you to the latest version allowed by your Yum repository.
Colin