On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 14:35 +0000, Karanbir Singh wrote:
> Eduardo Grosclaude wrote:
> >
> >
> > 2006/1/9, Peter Farrow <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:peter@xxxxxxxxxxx>>:
> >
> > You can reduce still further the chances of no rpms being available by
> > adding the DAG repository to your yum.conf file. This adds a lot of
> > stuff that would otherwise take a bit of finding....
> >
> > Becareful though, you should be aware of the possible consequences and
> > pitfalls of updating from multiple repositories....generally I use dag
> > to get stuff that isn't available from the standard yum repos... but not
> > for an os update...
> >
> >
> > Is EVERY package intended for RHEL (DAG or otherwise) just CentOS
> > compatible right out of the box?
>
> yes - as long as you match the release and update cycle ( if required )
>
> if you come across something that isnt compatible - let the packager
> know and let us know as well.
>
right ... everything that is written for RHEL should work on CentOS too.
The only issue might be things that look specifically for something
in /etc/redhat-release.
Obviously, we can't put the same line that RH puts in their product, so
some installers (like Oracle) that specifically look for a string from
upstream will not initially work with CentOS.
It is usually very easy to get these to work .. look at this example and
search for redhat-release on the page:
http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle10g.shtml
And it will tell you how to change your /etc/redhat-release file to
allow there installers to function.
Thanks,
Johnny Hughes
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