Is it possible? I suppose all manner of things are possible, but I would say not probable. I entrust my server to a nightly automated yum update and have not had any problems. Now, if you start to add devel repositories, you can expect some level of incompatibility, I suppose. But, the likely scenario is that the newer devel package just won't get installed because of some existing conflict with versions already on line. Also, yum (actually rpm) is very good at saving original configuration versions in the instance where it does install a new config file, in /etc for instance. So, you generally have what you might need to unroll. I would not worry about this myself. I've used yum for several years now across several Fedora installations. My own next step, when I get around to it, is to install a local yum file cache, so that my various machines can do their updates from a local repository rather than by adding to net congestion. Brian Olesen writes: > Hi Andor, > > > > >> Hi all, > >> As the subject says. Is it by any chance possible to damage my Linux > >> server > >> by regularely update my Fedora 4 system using Yum? > >define damage. > > > Well by damage I mean do thinks that will make my php and sql applications > and other web stuff malfunction. Offcourse I don't mean physically damaging > the system. > > Best regards > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list