[CentOS] CentOS 5 and Fedora Core

2009-12-23 Thread Matt
If memory serves me correctly I was told CentOS 4.x was based on Fedora Core 3. So when finding a rpm I always looked for one for Fedora Core 3 and then it seemed to install ok on CentOS 4. Is CentOS 5 the same way and if so what Core is it based on? Matt

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 and Fedora Core

2009-12-23 Thread Rob Kampen
Matt wrote: If memory serves me correctly I was told CentOS 4.x was based on Fedora Core 3. So when finding a rpm I always looked for one for Fedora Core 3 and then it seemed to install ok on CentOS 4. Is CentOS 5 the same way and if so what Core is it based on? Matt

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 and Fedora Core

2009-12-23 Thread m . roth
If memory serves me correctly I was told CentOS 4.x was based on Fedora Core 3. So when finding a rpm I always looked for one for Fedora Core 3 and then it seemed to install ok on CentOS 4. Is CentOS 5 the same way and if so what Core is it based on? No to both. CentOS 4 was RHEL 4; 5 is

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 and Fedora Core

2009-12-23 Thread Marko Vojinovic
is it based on? CentOS 5 is based on Fedora Core 6. That said, be warned that installing FC packages on CentOS is *not* a good idea. While it might work without issues in some cases, such practice is inviting trouble. HTH, :-) Marko ___ CentOS mailing list

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 and Fedora Core

2009-12-23 Thread Les Mikesell
and if so what Core is it based on? CentOS 5 is based on Fedora Core 6. That said, be warned that installing FC packages on CentOS is *not* a good idea. While it might work without issues in some cases, such practice is inviting trouble. A slightly better approach is to grab the src rpm