Compat- packages in Fedora

Jon Ciesla limb at jcomserv.net
Mon Dec 15 16:00:05 UTC 2008


> Jon Ciesla wrote:
>>> On Sun, 2008-12-14 at 15:45 +0100, Jeroen van Meeuwen wrote:
>>> Now, I also have a concern - why is it crazy to run Fedora as a server
>>> right now?  I'm doing it (for just over a month), and I've had nothing
>>> but excellent service due to the great updated software online.
>>> Granted, maybe I'm not running Google on my servers, but still, for
>>> server components, is Fedora really so unstable?  We all (or most of
>>> us,
>>> anyway), run Fedora at home and develop on it with few problems, right?
>>
>> Good point.  I've been doing it since RH9, with one bare-metal reinstall
>> for one box at FC1->FC2.  Mostly yum upgrades.
>>
>
> So have I, but it's beside the point of OP that I was trying to make. A
> yum upgrade on a server every 6 months is only so much feasible in most
> production environments is what I was trying to say.

True.  I've found myself able to schedule them to minimize disruption. 
And screen is my friend. :)

> -Jeroen
>


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