Re: CentOS 5.5 yum update with reference to 5.6

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On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Bernard Fay <bernard.fay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello group,
>
> I have a CentOS 5.5 server freshly installed.
>
> When I do a yum updated package_name, I have referenced to 5.6.  Why?

CentOS "point releases" track the upstream "Update x" releases.  So
CentOS 5.6 is upstream version 5 update 6.  The point releases are not
a separate product, just a batch of updates to the base product.  As
soon as you do a "yum update" to get all the new updates you will have
a 5.6 install.

https://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=34

-- 
William Hooper
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