I am mainly using FC8 as a LAMP development platform and also a
subversion repository.
Mainly these packages are being used:
db-4x
mysql 5.x
perl
apache 2.2 (custom rolled)
PHP 5.x (custom rolled)
libneon
apr (custom rolled)
apr-util (custom rolled)
autoconf
libtool
sqlite (custom rolled)
openssl (custom rolled)
Based on these packages can I rely on FC8 as a platform? I was using
RHEL5 but not having updates was getting frustrating and paying a
subscription fee for bug fixes doesn't sit well with me.
Thanks for any help,
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01-20-2008, 04:36 PM
"Michael A. Peters"
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Chuck wrote:
I am mainly using FC8 as a LAMP development platform and also a
subversion repository.
Mainly these packages are being used:
db-4x
mysql 5.x
perl
apache 2.2 (custom rolled)
PHP 5.x (custom rolled)
libneon
apr (custom rolled)
apr-util (custom rolled)
autoconf
libtool
sqlite (custom rolled)
openssl (custom rolled)
Based on these packages can I rely on FC8 as a platform? I was using
RHEL5 but not having updates was getting frustrating and paying a
subscription fee for bug fixes doesn't sit well with me.
Use CentOS if you don't like to pay for a rhel subscription fee.
The lifespan of Fedora is really too short for server needs.
What updates were you not having that were frustrating? RHEL/CentOS are
not going to have the bleeding edge updates because those have a higher
chance of breaking things.
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01-20-2008, 05:12 PM
Chuck
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On Jan 20, 2008 11:36 AM, Michael A. Peters <mpeters@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Chuck wrote:
> > I am mainly using FC8 as a LAMP development platform and also a
> > subversion repository.
> >
> > Mainly these packages are being used:
> > db-4x
> > mysql 5.x
> > perl
> > apache 2.2 (custom rolled)
> > PHP 5.x (custom rolled)
> > libneon
> > apr (custom rolled)
> > apr-util (custom rolled)
> > autoconf
> > libtool
> > sqlite (custom rolled)
> > openssl (custom rolled)
> >
> > Based on these packages can I rely on FC8 as a platform? I was using
> > RHEL5 but not having updates was getting frustrating and paying a
> > subscription fee for bug fixes doesn't sit well with me.
> >
> Use CentOS if you don't like to pay for a rhel subscription fee.
> The lifespan of Fedora is really too short for server needs.
> What updates were you not having that were frustrating? RHEL/CentOS are
> not going to have the bleeding edge updates because those have a higher
> chance of breaking things.
>
So CentOS is just the RHEL series re-branded? (no tinkering of
packages and etc...)
I don't need bleeding edge updates but subversion has some picky
depedencies and I couldn't get all of them to compile cleanly on RHEL
4 and I ran into other misc issues on RHEL 5 but couldn't get the
updates I needed to fix 2 known bugs I ran into. (forget what they
were now, one was db4 related and one was related to the mysql client)
There is also a bug in openssl related to having a custom installed
version under /usr/local and the default rpm installed version.
Unfortunately for me I need both. (for some proprietary software I am
also running) I also need PHP to support Oracle so pretty much end up
having to build most things from source.
Thanks for the info/
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01-20-2008, 05:14 PM
Frank Cox
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:12:21 -0600
Chuck <chuck.carson@gmail.com> wrote:
> So CentOS is just the RHEL series re-branded? (no tinkering of
> packages and etc...)
That is exactly what it is. Centos goes to great lengths to maintain 100%
binary compatibility with the "upstream distribution".
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01-20-2008, 05:15 PM
Robert L Cochran
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Michael A. Peters wrote:
>> Based on these packages can I rely on FC8 as a platform? I was using
>> RHEL5 but not having updates was getting frustrating and paying a
>> subscription fee for bug fixes doesn't sit well with me.
>>
> Use CentOS if you don't like to pay for a rhel subscription fee.
> The lifespan of Fedora is really too short for server needs.
> What updates were you not having that were frustrating? RHEL/CentOS are
> not going to have the bleeding edge updates because those have a higher
> chance of breaking things.
I agree with the above advice. I'm faced with updating a server that is
running Fedora Core 2 right now <cringe>. This was discussed in earlier
postings and I was strongly advised not to use Fedora releases for
internet-exposed servers.
My plan is to use CentOS 5. The very reason for using it is the
stability of the release. You won't find "bleeding edge" in either RHEL
or CentOS.
Bob Cochran
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01-20-2008, 05:20 PM
Chuck
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On Jan 20, 2008 12:15 PM, Robert L Cochran <cochranb@speakeasy.net> wrote:
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> Michael A. Peters wrote:
>
> >> Based on these packages can I rely on FC8 as a platform? I was using
> >> RHEL5 but not having updates was getting frustrating and paying a
> >> subscription fee for bug fixes doesn't sit well with me.
> >>
> > Use CentOS if you don't like to pay for a rhel subscription fee.
> > The lifespan of Fedora is really too short for server needs.
> > What updates were you not having that were frustrating? RHEL/CentOS are
> > not going to have the bleeding edge updates because those have a higher
> > chance of breaking things.
>
> I agree with the above advice. I'm faced with updating a server that is
> running Fedora Core 2 right now <cringe>. This was discussed in earlier
> postings and I was strongly advised not to use Fedora releases for
> internet-exposed servers.
>
> My plan is to use CentOS 5. The very reason for using it is the
> stability of the release. You won't find "bleeding edge" in either RHEL
> or CentOS.
>
> Bob Cochran
>
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Sweet, downloading centos 5 now as we speak.
thanks for the info
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01-20-2008, 05:21 PM
"Robert P. J. Day"
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Chuck wrote:
> Sweet, downloading centos 5 now as we speak.
there is a centos 5.1, or is that what you meant?
rday
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01-20-2008, 05:38 PM
Les Mikesell
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Robert P. J. Day wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Chuck wrote:
Sweet, downloading centos 5 now as we speak.
there is a centos 5.1, or is that what you meant?
His first 'yum update' will fix it if he gets the wrong one.
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01-20-2008, 05:58 PM
Chuck
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On Jan 20, 2008 12:38 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@gmail.com> wrote:
> Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Chuck wrote:
> >
> >> Sweet, downloading centos 5 now as we speak.
> >
> > there is a centos 5.1, or is that what you meant?
>
> His first 'yum update' will fix it if he gets the wrong one.
>
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