Thanks My cat /etc/redhat-release is Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 5) So is this the red hat stable ??? Thanks and regards On 2/12/06, Ed Wilts <ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 10:43:08AM +0530, mac subbu wrote: > > We have a system Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 5) > > kernel 2.4.21-32.EL...we wanted to know if this from Fedora core stable > or > > Red hat AS..how we differentiate Red hat enterprise linux from fedora > core > > distributions....the installer for this is anaconda..we wud have thought > > anaconda is the installer for fedora core > > The .EL means it's the enterprise kernel. > > Anaconda is the installer for both Fedora Core and RHEL. There are many > packages that are common to both since Fedora Core is the proving ground > for RHEL. The package versions do differ slightly between the two - > you'll likely find features in the RHEL kernel that haven't been > backported to the Fedora Core kernel that the particular RHEL release > based on and instead were incorporated into the latest Fedora Core > kernel. > > > How can we differentiate between Fedora stable Vs Official redhat stable > > To differentiate Enterprise Kernel from Fedora, cat /etc/redhat-release. > > -- > Ed Wilts, RHCE > Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list