Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-07 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 10:07:43AM -0800, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: > > Here we go. Conversion from CentOS-8 to RHEL-8 in 5 easy steps. > > > > Instructions for converting CentOS to RHEL are posted here: > >

Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-04 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 01:59:08PM -0800, Yasha Karant wrote: > > Thus, it appears only an install from the web is available, not the > ability to create local images (e.g., on bootable optical media or > bootable USB flash drive). For reasons of both throughput > limitations as well as network

Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-04 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
These instructions are insecure, set you up for a supply-chain attack: a) RPMs are loaded over plain "http" (no "https") b) RPM signature is not checked A more secure sequence would: - wget

Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-04 Thread Yasha Karant
From: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__springdale.math.ias.edu_=DwICaQ=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A=pOM6wQMzgedRsg4HzlewGm9N_84-75QBg_hgYJfrr1w=NcdRyRcfQFX1_79q-H0uCKsdNlYen2foB1NlJWJ0IZo= DVD i386x86_64

Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-04 Thread Ching Him Leung
I have not tried RHEL yet, but I have some success converting from CentOS 8 to Springdale 8 on a VM. Here are some instruction I found on rocky linux forum dnf update -y rpm -e --nodeps centos-backgrounds centos-indexhtml centos-gpg-keys centos-linux-release centos-linux-repos centos-logos rpm

Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-04 Thread RL
If in doubt, i always did a fresh install, so never had a messup. Conversion? Never ever. Dot. I am running SL7.9 of FermiLab  now. Im sure RH will continue to share updates. There is no spilt milk, why cry? If needed, i will have a follower OS prepared in good time ready to switch to.

Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-04 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 12:26:00PM -0800, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: > > Here we go. Conversion from CentOS-8 to RHEL-8 in 5 easy steps. > > Instructions for converting CentOS to RHEL are posted here: >

Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-04 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 02:24:57AM -0500, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > > > Here we go. Conversion from CentOS-8 to RHEL-8 in 5 easy steps. > > Identically named RPM's do not necessarily have identical contents. To > do a really *thorough* switch, you need to reinstall *everything*. > So you

Re: converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-03 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 3:26 PM Konstantin Olchanski wrote: > > Welcome to my "convert to RHEL8" blog. As you might know, I have been running > Red Hat, SL and CentOS machines for about 25 years now. Lacking SL-8, > latest incarnation of this series is CentOS-8 and now powers-that-be > instruct us

converting to RHEL8...

2021-02-01 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
Welcome to my "convert to RHEL8" blog. As you might know, I have been running Red Hat, SL and CentOS machines for about 25 years now. Lacking SL-8, latest incarnation of this series is CentOS-8 and now powers-that-be instruct us to use RHEL-8 instead. So, Here we go. Conversion from CentOS-8 to