On Fri, October 29, 2010 12:48, Victor Villa wrote: > So, in a dev environment, I followed the instructions listed here > http://rob.olmos.name/?p=68%20? to get nginx + php 5.3 + apc on a centos 5.5 > box. It's working and everything is fine. > > I'm looking for best pratices though on what to do if you do add third party > repos, and what not to do.
These are my "musts" for mutli-repo yum boxen like CentOS: * yum-protectbase (this protects you from some wild repo hosing your system) * yum-priorities (which repo wins if there are conflicts). Also, for some installations, I choose to always set third party repos to disabled, then specifically enable them as needed. yum --enablerepo=repoidglob. Keeping the number of third-party repos to a minimum is highly recommended. Finally, I always test things on a dev system or VM before installing third party repos on any production system. Things I ask myself before adding a third party repo: * Do I trust whoever put this together? * Do I believe they know how to keep their repo system secure? * Do I really need this repo, or is there another way to install what I need? * What happens if this repo never gets updated, or goes away, or breaks? * How well is the software tested that goes in to this repo? You get the idea, enjoy. -Ryan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
