On 10/18/2018 03:18 PM, Elliott Balsley wrote: >> From a end state perspective, it does not matter . . yum update after >> the install (of either) ends at exactly the same place. > > > I will not be running any updates, because I need to keep a specific old > version for software compatibility. I don't know which ISO the USB stick > was made from. > >> >> Also, a 'uname -a' from the command prompt will tell you .. > > > This would be perfect; how do you get to a shell from the installer? I only > see the option to install. > >> > That is also the only version which is tested at any point in time. >> (latest + all >> updates) > > > Tested by whom? Each software vendor may test and recommend differently. > I am talking about the CentOS Team .. The CentOS Project only tests CentOS-7 (or CentOS-6) as the latest version with all updates installed. We do not maintain any older versions .. so the only valid install is the latest tree with a yum update run. If you look on mirror.centos.org in any path other than the LATEST for each major version, you will see this: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7.4.1708/ (that is from 7.4.1708 branch) It says this: ======================================== This directory (and version of CentOS) is deprecated. For normal users, you should use /7/ and not /7.4.1708/ in your path. Please see this FAQ concerning the CentOS release scheme: https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General If you know what you are doing, and absolutely want to remain at the 7.4.1708 level, go to http://vault.centos.org/ for packages. Please keep in mind that 7.4.1708 no longer gets any updates, nor any security fix's. =========================================
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