yum update

couta · 01-05-2012, 07:43 AM

Hi All,

perhaps dummy question, but can't find suitable answer.

I've got a local repository defined in my env.
when I look at my version

cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 (Tikanga)

If I do yum -y update , then

cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.7 (Tikanga)

I'm not interested in going to 5.7 version but remain on 5.5. Is this possible and if yes how?

cheers all

corp769 · 01-05-2012, 10:04 AM

Hello,

Why do you not want to update your system? This is asking for a major security breach.... To help keep your system safe and protected, I highly recommend you update to the latest version of RHEL.

Cheers,

Josh

couta · 01-05-2012, 10:07 AM

Thanks Josh,

it's some of sort of control mechanism.
Is it possible just remain at 5.5 as per my question on post?

thanks

C

corp769 · 01-05-2012, 10:16 AM

I'm sorry, but a control mechanism for what?

And after carefully staring at your post, I think I finally see what you did; Did you upgrade to 5.7, but didn't want to? Are you trying to downgrade?

couta · 01-05-2012, 11:18 AM

Hi Josh,

exactly... basically I'd like to get all the relevant updates for any rpms' that I have installed, ie: yum -y update, without touching the os, ie: leaving it at 5.5.

thanks

kbscores · 01-05-2012, 11:23 AM

First off don't do a yum -y if you don't want to automatically update. If you just do yum update it will give you option to look at all updates before actually updating them. Unfortunately, there is no clean way to downgrade rhel. Best and easiest way is to do fresh install.

Also-- if you want to exclude an update you would use this:

Code:

yum update --exclude=package

corp769 · 01-05-2012, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbscores

First off don't do a yum -y if you don't want to automatically update. If you just do yum update it will give you option to look at all updates before actually updating them. Unfortunately, there is no clean way to downgrade rhel. Best and easiest way is to do fresh install.

Also-- if you want to exclude an update you would use this:

Code:

yum update --exclude=package

Beat me to it.... Exactly what I pretty much wanted to say.

couta · 01-10-2012, 09:47 AM

Thanks for all your time and answers.

So basically, there is no way to do an yum -y update , but excluding certain rpm's that would make make it got from rh 5.5 to 5.6( or higher versions) for example. Nothing in the /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/rhnplugin.conf that I can play with? We're trying just to automatically patch any rpm's that work under rh 5.5 .

thanks