on 5/10/2012 1:14 PM Jon Detert spake the following: > Two related questions about the minor release numbers (e.g. the 'x' in 5.x or > 6.x) : > > 1) What constitutes the o.s. being at a particluar minor release? Typically, > when you install you are getting a package set available from a specific > minor release number. But what minor release is the o.s. at if I just update > the centos-release package, and no other package? Typically, a 'yum update' > is said to take your whole package set to the latest minor release. But what > minor release is the o.s. if you just update certain packages (instead of > taking all avaailable updates)? > > 2) Can I apply package updates made in a minor release greater than my > current release without detriment to the integrity of the o.s.? > E.g. Suppose all my packages are at versions delivered in v5.6. > Suppose also, that I have a package xyz installed, and that an update to it > was made available in v5.8. > Can I upgrade xyz to the updated version from 5.8 without updating other > packages (except for any dependencies xyz has) to the versions available in > v5.8? > > Thanks, The minor versions are only snapshots in time when install media is re-generated... There is no good reason to stay on previous minor versions... There is really only a 5 version or a 6 version... Staying with older packages will only give you security problems...
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