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Installing update 4 for RHEL ES 3

Installing update 4 for RHEL ES 3

2006-09-27       - By MJang

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On Wed, 2006-09-27 at 16:07 +1200, Lyttle, Daniel wrote:
> I am thinking I will need to download the ISO???s and rebuild from what
> you say. Reason for only going as far as update 4 is the software we
> use has only been tested and certified to work on RHEL 3 update 4. And
> if we install update 8 the company that provides the software will not
> support it.

One more option is a tool like yum or apt. Essentially, install a
compatible version (yum for Red Hat Linux 9 will probably work on RHEL 3
U4), "yummify" the repository (based on the RHEL 3 U4 CDs) with a
command such as yum-arch or createrepo, and update using the
repository.

<shameless plug> I lay out the scenario here
http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Patch-Management-Keeping-Systems/dp/0132366754/

Thanks,
Mike



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